Illuminated manuscripts /
Series: Discovering art (London, England)Publication details: London : Brockhampton Press, ©1996.Description: 80 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:- 1860191150
- 9781860191152
- 1841861014
- 9781841861012
- ND3310 .G55 1996b
Contents:
Summary: Illuminated manuscripts are among the world's greatest artistic masterpieces. Many of them survive, allowing us to appreciate their radiance and the skill of the men who created them. This book examines the exquisite decorative techniques which captured some of the most important chronicles of history.
Short chronology -- Early Middle Ages : sixth to twelfth centuries -- Later Middle Ages : thirteenth to sixteenth centuries -- Materials and manufacture -- Other cultures -- Conclusion.
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | ND 3310 GIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0007212 |
"Produced by Flame Tree Publishing ... for Brockhampton Press."
Includes index.
Short chronology -- Early Middle Ages : sixth to twelfth centuries -- Later Middle Ages : thirteenth to sixteenth centuries -- Materials and manufacture -- Other cultures -- Conclusion.
Illuminated manuscripts are among the world's greatest artistic masterpieces. Many of them survive, allowing us to appreciate their radiance and the skill of the men who created them. This book examines the exquisite decorative techniques which captured some of the most important chronicles of history.