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Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination
Author: Scot McKendrick
ISBN-10: 0712358161
ISBN-13: 9780712358163
Published: 2012-02-15
Publisher: British Library
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Book Description:
Illuminated manuscripts collected by successive kings and queens of England form the heart of a unique and visually stunning collection held by the British Library. A key figure in the formation of this collection was King Edward IV (1461–83), who commissioned a number of luxury manuscripts decorated with his arms. Subsequent monarchs added to this library, which was given to the nation by George II in 1757.Over 150 examples from this exceptional collection are presented in this catalog, which accompanies a major British Library exhibition of the same name. These manuscripts contain paintings produced by some of the finest artists of the Middle Ages. Highlights include the Book of Hours, made for Henry VIII’s great grandmother, Margaret Beauchamp; Henry VIII’s Psalter, commissioned and annotated by the king himself; maps of an itinerary from London to Apulia and to the Holy Land; and the Shrewsbury book, presented to Margaret of Anjou on her marriage to Henry VI in 1445. The catalog features full-page illustrations from each manuscript included in the exhibition, as well as three illustrated essays which explore the wider history and context of this unique collection.Written by the curators of the exhibition, along with contributions from several experts in the field, Royal Manuscripts will be a much-heralded event for scholars and collectors seeking to better understand the lives and aspirations of those for whom these stunning artifacts were made.
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Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms (Looking At)
Author: Michelle Brown
ISBN-10: 0892362170
ISBN-13: 9780892362172
Published: 1994-07-28
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
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What is a florilegium? What is an incipit? What is batarde script? This book--part of the Museum's popular Looking at series--offers definitions of these and numerous other techniques, processes, and materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by the museum-goer are presented in an easily portable format. With numerous illustrations, many of them in color, this volume will be invaluable to all readers wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of illuminated manuscripts.
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A History of Illuminated Manuscripts
Author: Christopher De Hamel
ISBN-10: 0879236310
ISBN-13: 9780879236311
Published: 1986-06
Publisher: David R Godine Pub
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This survey of illuminated manuscripts provides art historians, specialists and lay readers with a comprehensive view of book manufacturing and decoration, from late Antiquity to the Renaissance.
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Scribes and Illuminators (Medieval Craftsmen)
Author: Christopher deHamel
ISBN-10: 0802077072
ISBN-13: 9780802077073
Published: 1992-05-19
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Illuminated manuscripts survive in great numbers from the Middle Ages. They are often beautifully preserved, enabling us to appreciate the skilled design and craftsmanship of the people who created them.Christopher de Hamel describes each stage of production from the preparation of the vellum, pens, paints and inks to the writing of the scripts and the final decoration and illumination of the book. He then examines the role of the stationer or bookshop in co-ordinating book production and describes the supply of exemplars and the accuracy of texts. He follows the careers of a number of specific scribes and illuminators who emerge not as anonymous monks but as identifiable professional lay artisans. He also looks at those who bought the completed books, why they did so, and how much they paid.His survey ranges from the eleventh century through the golden age of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries to the luxurious manuscripts existing at the invention of printing.
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Beasts Factual and Fantastic (Medieval Imagination)
Author: Elizabeth Morrison
ISBN-10: 0892368888
ISBN-13: 9780892368884
Published: 2007-06-25
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
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easts Factual and Fantastic features vivid and charming details from the wealth of manuscripts in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Library, along with a lively text; together both word and image provide an accessible and delightful introduction to the imagination of the medieval world.
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Book of Hours: Illuminations by Simon Marmion
Author: Simon Marmion
ISBN-10: 0873282116
ISBN-13: 9780873282116
Published: 2005-03-24
Publisher: Huntington Library Press
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Books of Hours are among the most striking examples of medieval illuminated manuscripts. Commissioned by wealthy men and women for their private religious devotions, these beautifully decorated books contain prayers for the eight canonical hours of the day.This book reproduces seventeen jewel-like miniature paintings by Simon Marmion from one of the finest Books of Hours in the Huntington Library's collections. Marmion, one of the most accomplished illuminators of the fifteenth century, produced this example sometime between 1450 and 1475. The French manuscript Book of Hours displays a number of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. The book's introduction discusses the history and meaning of Books of Hours, both as books of devotion and as works of art.
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Illuminating the End of Time: The Getty Apocalypse Manuscript
Author: Nigel J. Morgan
ISBN-10: 1606060716
ISBN-13: 9781606060711
Published: 2012-03-06
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
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The visionary nature of the Apocalypse—the biblical book of Revelation—along with its detailed descriptions of the end of the world have long made it ideal for illustration. Illuminated texts of the Apocalypse were particularly popular in thirteenth-century England, and the copy in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, with its lively narrative miniatures, stands as a testament to the artistic heights achieved during that period. In this richly illustrated book, all eighty-two of the manuscript’s images are reproduced in color for the first time. They are accompanied by a full commentary. A general introduction to the history of thirteenth-century English illustrated Apocalypse manuscripts is followed by a succinct study of the artistic context of the Getty’s manuscript, as well as a consideration of its style and date. The rest of the commentary is devoted to a stylistic and iconographic analysis of the manuscript’s images; there is also a complete translation of the text.
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The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the "Belles Heures" of Jean de France, Duc de Berry (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Author: Timothy B. Husband
ISBN-10: 0300136714
ISBN-13: 9780300136715
Published: 2009-01-06
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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One of the most lavishly illustrated codices of the Middle Ages, the Belles Heures (1405–1408/9) is the only manuscript executed in its entirety by the famed Limbourg brothers. Commissioned by its magisterial patron, Jean de France, duc de Berry, this richly illuminated Book of Hours, intended for private devotion and now housed in The Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum, counted among the duke’s large collection of prized possessions. The luminous scenes depicting the legends of the saints, the Hours of the Virgin, and the like, many with elaborately designed borders, exemplify the transcendent splendor of the Limbourg brothers’ talents.
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The Art of Illumination
Author: Patricia Carter
ISBN-10: 1844483851
ISBN-13: 9781844483853
Published: 2009-02-01
Publisher: Search Press
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Pulling together only the best projects from this bestselling author’s three previous books on illumination, this compendium instructs designers on a range of exquisite designs in watercolor and gouache to enhance calligraphy, texts, and a host of other decorative items. Employing timeless techniques to more than 60 design ideas, these projects draw their inspiration from classic manuscripts and texts.
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