A History Of Illuminated Manuscripts

Author: Christopher De Hamel

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Price : 70.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780714834528
Publisher : phaido
Imprint : phaido
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Weight (g) : 1.678
Publication date : 26 September 1997
Dimensions : 290mm X 250mm X 28mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Christopher De Hamel
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Dewey classification : 745.6709
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Pages : 272
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Illustrations : 175 colour and 70 b&w illustrations, bibliography, indexes
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This survey provides an overview of book manufacturing and decoration from late Antiquity to the Renaissance. The differing circumstances in which illuminated manuscripts were created, from monastic Gospels to secular romances, are described, revealing the stories and characters behind the texts.

Books for missionaries; books for emperors; books for monks; books for students; books for aristocrats; books for everybody; books for priests; books for collectors.

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A History Of Illuminated Manuscripts

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