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OverviewIlluminated manuscripts are widely regarded as beautiful works of art in their own right, but if examined closely, they also reveal a wealth of information about the people depicted within them. Often these images are taken at face value, and assumed to depict everyday clothing at any given time: but illuminators often used dress, and elements within it, to help give nuances to the events they were painting, that contemporary viewers would have understood. Dress historian, Margaret Scott sets about meticulously unraveling the messages about rank, aspiration, belief and occupation encoded within these images. This is the first book deliberately to focus on dress as it is depicted in the illuminated manuscript, and to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of illuminations as source material. Overall, this title provides a visual feast and rich historical source that will prove invaluable to art historians, costume designers and all those interested in this colourful period. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Margaret ScottPublisher: British Library Publishing Imprint: The British Library Publishing Division Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 1.188kg ISBN: 9780712306751ISBN 10: 0712306757 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 20 April 2007 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThe book is lavishly illustrated . . . and written in an easy-to-read style through which Scott's enthusiasm for her subject shines.-- Library Journal The book is lavishly illustrated . . . and written in an easy-to-read style through which Scott''s enthusiasm for her subject shines. -Library Journal "The book is lavishly illustrated . . . and written in an easy-to-read style through which Scott's enthusiasm for her subject shines.-- ""Library Journal""" Author InformationMargaret Scott was Head of the History of Dress Section at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London University, from 2001 until 2004, and is now a freelance writer. Her previous books include A Visual History of Costume:the 14th and 15th Centuries (1986) and Medieval Clothing and Costumes: Wealth and Class in Medieval Times (2003). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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