The Painted Page: Italian Renaissance Book Illumination 1450-1550 (Art & Design)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (918 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3791313851 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 273 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Among the categories pursued are religious and humanistic texts, patrons and illuminators and that terminal oddity-the hand-illuminated printed book. . Kanter's Painting and Illumination in Early Renaissance Florence, 1300-1450 (LJ 3/15/95), this volume proves the case for the continuity and efflorescence of the illuminated page into the late Renaissance. In addition to the works themselves, which are expansively described and superbly illustrated, three excellent essays and a glossary provide a social, stylistic, and technical context for these superb objects. This cogently introduced, scrupulously documented, and exquisitely illustrated exhibition
"Four Stars" according to AnitaW. A beautiful book, which I will use in my classroom; though I still would have liked more images.. Unbelievably Sumptuous Scott Schwartz The previous reviewer notes that Italian manuscripts in the earier part of the century were rather lackluster, and I tend to agree, with the addition that the aesthetic was very different from Northern Europe. The glory of France was in the Book of Hours, the pride of England was in the Grand Psalter, and Italy and Spain seemed to revel in the . Exhibition catalog that inspires! Kindle Customer This book features plates and commentary regarding a exhibition of illuminated manuscripts from Italy that toured the US several years ago. Like most exhibition catalogs, it features essays about the general era as it pertains to the art, descriptions and histories of many of the items in the exhibit, and photographic reproductions of many of t
Though working on a smaller scale than the great painters and sculptors of the Renaissance, these illuminators created works characterized by unrivaled standards of quality in materials (including frequent use of gold) and design, and by imaginative symbolism and breathtaking creativity. Many of these volumes were commissioned by powerful wealthy, and discriminating patrons who included members of the ruling Italian families as well as cardinals and popes and many of whom were also prominent bibliophiles. 137 manuscripts, printed books with hand-painted illustrations and single pages are illustrated in full color, ranging from small prayer books to large choir books, and from Greek, Roman, and Italian literature to collections of fables and historical treatises. In the century between 1450 and 1550, Italian miniaturists, in collaboration with scribes and bookbinders, produced a series of masterpieces of book illumination which are still too little known an