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OverviewThis volume records a remarkable collaborative exhibition that assembles for the first time eighty illuminated manuscripts of great quality, drawn from collections of eleven institutions in the greater Philadelphia area. Almost every artistic centre in medieval and Renaissance Western Europe is represented in this wonderfully diverse group of images, as well as almost every major known type of early illuminated book: Psalters, Bibles, Books of Hours, a wide variety of liturgical manuscripts, and many types of literary and secular texts. The delicate miniatures in these manuscripts did not appear alone; they were surrounded by words and are therefore invaluable historical objects, not only commenting on the texts that they decorate, but also revealing the art, customs, and styles of the times. The works that are to found in this magnificent book range from the religious to the moralising to the romantic and include such treasures as a superb Book of Hours once owned by the Earl of Pembroke, an elegantly illuminated copy of Saint Augustine's City of God. With their jewel-like colours, intimate scale, and often whimsical marginalia, illuminating manuscripts provide an especially engaging glimpse into the past. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Tanis , Jennifer A. ThompsonPublisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art,U.S Imprint: Philadelphia Museum of Art,U.S Dimensions: Width: 24.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 31.70cm Weight: 1.787kg ISBN: 9780876331453ISBN 10: 0876331452 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 13 July 2006 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationProfessor James R. Tanis, Director of Libraries and Professor of History Emeritus at Bryn Mawr College, is the guest curator for Leaves of Gold. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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