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Book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles

Download or read book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles written by J. J. G. Alexander and published by London : H. Miller, [1975]-c1982. This book was released on 1975 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles

Download or read book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles pt 2 Later Gothic Manuscripts 1390 1490

Download or read book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles pt 2 Later Gothic Manuscripts 1390 1490 written by Jonathan James Graham Alexander and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles

Download or read book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles written by Kathleen L. Scott and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work

Download or read book Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work written by Jonathan James Graham Alexander and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who were the medieval illuminators? How were their hand-produced books illustrated and decorated? In this beautiful book Jonathan Alexander presents a survey of manuscript illumination throughout Europe from the fourth to the sixteenth century. He discusses the social and historical context of the illuminators' lives, considers their methods of work, and presents a series of case studies to show the range and nature of the visual sources and the ways in which they were adapted, copied, or created anew. Alexander explains that in the early period, Christian monasteries and churches were the main centers for the copying of manuscripts, and so the majority of illuminators were monks working in and for their own monasteries. From the eleventh century, lay scribes and illuminators became increasingly numerous, and by the thirteenth century, professional illuminators dominated the field. During this later period, illuminators were able to travel in search of work and to acquire new ideas, they joined guilds with scribes or with artists in the cities, and their ranks included nuns and secular women. Work was regularly collaborative, and the craft was learned through an apprenticeship system. Alexander carefully analyzes surviving manuscripts and medieval treatises in order to explain the complex and time-consuming technical processes of illumination - its materials, methods, tools, choice of illustration, and execution. From rare surviving contracts, he deduces the preoccupation of patrons with materials and schedules. Illustrating his discussion with examples chosen from religious and secular manuscripts made all over Europe, Alexander recreates the astonishing variety and creativity ofmedieval illumination. His book will be a standard reference for years to come.

Book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles ALEXANDER J J G

Download or read book A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles ALEXANDER J J G written by Jonathan James Graham Alexander and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: