A History of Illuminated Manuscripts
Description
Medieval manuscripts are among Western civilization's greatest glories. Laboriously written by hand and often sumptuously decorated, they have always been highly valued and remain as brilliant, fascinating and popular as ever.
Christopher de Hamel vividly describes the circumstances in which such books were created - from the earliest monastic Gospel Books to the most lavish Books of Hours. For the second edition of this book, the text has been revised and updated and the whole volume completely redesigned with a striking wealth of new colour illustrations.
PUBLISHER:
Phaidon Press
ISBN-10:
0714834521
ISBN-13:
9780714834528
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
BISAC:
Design
PUBLICATION YEAR:
1997
NUMBER OF PAGES:
272
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
11.50(H) x 10.00(W) x 1.13(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / Adult
LANGUAGE:
English