Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces Of Art

Author : Michael Kerrigan
Publisher : Flame Tree Illustrated
ISBN 13 : 9781783612116
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art written by Michael Kerrigan and published by Flame Tree Illustrated. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and the most precious and expensive of such manuscripts were 'illuminated' through the use of brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments. Beginning with a fresh and thoughtful introduction to illuminated manuscripts, Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art goes on to showcase key works in this stunning artistic genre.

Author : Marty Noble
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486488756
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illuminated Manuscripts Coloring Book written by Marty Noble and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recapture the historic grandeur of medieval art with lovingly detailed reproductions ranging from the creation of Eve to the Hundred Years' War. Thirty images include Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and secular sources.

Author : Lilian M. C. Randall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illuminated Manuscripts written by Lilian M. C. Randall and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Kren
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892364467
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Illuminated Manuscripts written by Thomas Kren and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1997-11-13 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Getty Museum’s collection of illuminated manuscripts, featured in this book, comprises masterpieces of medieval and Renaissance art. Dating from the tenth to the sixteenth century, they were produced in France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, and the eastern Mediterranean. Among the highlights are four Ottonian manuscripts, Romanesque treasures from Germany, Italy, and France, an English Gothic Apocalypse, and late medieval manuscripts painted by such masters as Jean Fouquet, Girolamo da Cremona, Simon Marmion, and Joris Hoefnagel. Included are glistening liturgical books, intimate and touching devotional books for private use, books of the Bible, lively histories by Giovanni Boccaccio and Jean Froissart, and a breathtaking Model Book of Calligraphy.

Author : Rowan Watson
Publisher : Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780810966062
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illuminated Manuscripts and Their Makers written by Rowan Watson and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2003-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magnificent pages of medieval missals, books of hours, breviaries, and bibles sparkle with detail illuminating the world in which they were created. This splendid volume, featuring some of the finest illuminated masterpieces from the exceptional collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, details the remarkable collaboration and craftsmanship that went into the creation of these delicate treasures. Close-up details show the intricacies of the various techniques used to create these fragile and rarely seen works. By helping the reader to appreciate the individual elements of illumination--the initials, borders, illustrations, script, and binding--Rowan Watson brings the world of the scribes, illuminators, and book dealers to life, and sheds light on the cooperative religious communities in which many of them worked. Watson also looks at the survival of illumination after the printing press and its revival in the 19th century in the hands of such pioneering designers as Owen Jones and William Morris.

Author : W. R. Tymms
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486155935
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders written by W. R. Tymms and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 350 decorative designs in this impressive collection, including 256 letters, display the glories of extant medieval manuscripts. Exceptionally rare letters and borders that once enhanced medieval bibles and other rare manuscripts are ornamented with exquisite florals, gem-like geometrics, curvilinear motifs interwoven with religious figures, and superb embellishments. Comprising a practical archive of usable lettering for artists and craftworkers alike, this impressive collection also provides medievalists with a wonderful glimpse of the ancient art of manuscript illumination.

Author : James Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780714128139
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masterpieces of Medieval Art written by James Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Museum has one of the world's finest collections of antiquities from medieval Europe, and this is the first fully illustrated guide to the highlights of the collection, now in paperback. In one beautiful volume are displayed 150 of the most important objects, including the most famous such as the Lewis chessmen, the Borradaile triptych, the St Eustace head reliquary, the Royal Gold Cup, the Royal Gittern and medieval court art from the palaces of Westminster and Clarendon as well as a selection of lesser‐known but equally impressive pieces. These remarkable treasures are placed in their historical context through an exploration of themes such as devotional art and pilgrimage, royal patronage and the arts of love, leisure and feasting, to provide a visually stunning insight into the artistic production of this critical period in Western history.

Author : John Obadiah Westwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781858910819
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Illuminated Manuscripts written by John Obadiah Westwood and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduces 50 of the most important Holy Scriptures, including the Hebrew Pentateuch and the Book of Kells

Author : Janet Backhouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Illuminated Page written by Janet Backhouse and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illuminated manuscripts are among the richest, most revealing relics of the Western world before the introduction of printing. They are central to our knowledge of social and cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance. Drawing on the British Library's collection of medieval manuscripts, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to this art form, embracing both devotional and secular material.

Author : Fanny Faÿ-Sallois
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892368198
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Treasury of Hours written by Fanny Faÿ-Sallois and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Selected from precious fourteenth- and fifteenth-century manuscripts-many of which have never before been published, these pages from books of hours are arranged and annotated as a guide to understanding both the prayers and the illustrations the books contain. They are also an invitation to readers young and old to dream, to savor, and to immerse themselves in their ardor and mystery and to take delight in some of the most beautiful works of European art."--Back of book.