Books of Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
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Latin Psalter Manuscripts in Trinity College Dublin and the Chester Beatty Library
By Laura Cleaver, Helen Conrad-O'BriainThe book of Psalms was at the core of devotional practice in western Christianity throughout the Middle Ages. The study of medieval Latin Psalters provides evidence for the owners, users, and makers of each of these unique books.
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The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript: Text Collections from a European Perspective
By Karen Pratt, Matthias Meyer, Bart BesamuscaThe Medieval Manuscript Book: Cultural Approaches, Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, 94 (Cambridge: ... and Francis Gingras (eds), Cultures courtoises en mouvement (Montreal: Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal), pp.
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Book Illumination in the Middle Ages: An Introduction
By Otto PächtBased on lectures given at the University of Vienna, this book examines all types of book decoration and illumination between late Antiquity and the Renaissance from the point of view of format and style.
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
By Christopher de HamelWINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE AND THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 'Endlessly fascinating and enjoyable' Neil MacGregor 'A marvellous book' David Attenborough 'Full of delights' Tom Stoppard An extraordinary exploration of the ...
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Historia kolekcji rękopisów romańskich z byłej Pruskiej Biblioteki Państwowej w Berlinie, przechowyanych w Bibliotece Jagiellońskiej w Krakowie: studium ogólne
By Roman Sosnowski, Anna Rzepka, Piotr Tylus... (Estudios de genealogía, heráldica y nobiliaria / coord. por Miguel Ángel Ladero Quesada), p. 317.67 The archives of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preussischer Kulturbesitz: Acta III B 15. Acta spec. betr. den Ankauf einer Sammlung ...
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Magic in Medieval Manuscripts
By Sophie PageIts negative characteristics were defined by theologians who sought to isolate undesirable rituals and beliefs, but there were also many who believed that the condemned texts and practices were valuable and compatible with orthodox piety.
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Pen to Press, Paint to Print: Manuscript Illumination and Early Prints in the Age of Gutenberg
By Sandra HindmanCatalogue of a sales exhibition held at Les Enluminures, Paris, Feb. 3-Apr. 15, 2009, and at C.G. Boener, New York, Apr. 28-May 9, 2009.
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Colour: The Art & Science of Illuminated Manuscripts
By Deirdre Jackson, Stella Panayotova, Paola RicciardiThe majority of the exhibits are from the Museum's collection and the main focus is on Western European illumination, but examples of Byzantine, Armenian, Persian and Sanskrit manuscripts are also included.
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Enluminures: Moyen Age, Renaissance
By Sandra Hindman, EnluminuresEnluminures: Moyen Age, Renaissance
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Manuscript Production
By Richard H. Rouse, Enluminures, Laura Light"'Manuscript Production', the sixth volume in our series of 'Primers', addresses the most basic questions: how were manuscripts made? who made them? and even (in one case), how long did it take?