ISBN: 9780300060737 - medieval illuminators and their methods of work (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Presents a survey of manuscript illumination throughout Europe from the 4th to the 16th century. Alexamder discusses the social and historical context of the illuminators' lives, considers their methods of work and presents case studies to show the range and nature of the visual sources.…

paperback. Zustand: very good(+). 247 illustrations, many in full color. 214 pages. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1992). A very good(+) copy--lightly scuffed, some sticker residue to rear panel.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Cover has superficial nicks and bumps. Contents clean and fresh, with uncreased pages. A good used copy with no major defects. Publisher's note: Who were the medieval illuminators? How were their hand-produced books illustrated and decorated? In this beautiful book Jonathan Alexander presents a survey of manuscript illumination throughout Europe from the fourth to the sixteenth century. He discusses the social and historical context of the illuminators' lives, considers their methods of work, and presents a series of case studies to show the range and nature of the visual sources and the ways in which they were adapted, copied, or created anew. Alexander explains that in the early period, Christian monasteries and churches were the main centers for the copying of manuscripts, and so the majority of illuminators were monks working in and for their own monasteries. From the eleventh century, lay scribes and illuminators became increasingly numerous, and by the thirteenth century, professional illuminators dominated the field. During this later period, illuminators were able to travel in search of work and to acquire new ideas, they joined guilds with scribes or with artists in the cities, and their ranks included nuns and secular women. Work was regularly collaborative, and the craft was learned through an apprenticeship system. Alexander carefully analyzes surviving manuscripts and medieval treatises in order to explain the complex and time-consuming technical processes of illumination - its materials, methods, tools, choice of illustration, and execution. From rare surviving contracts, he deduces the preoccupation of patrons with materials and schedules. Illustrating his discussion with examples chosen from religious and secular manuscripts made all over Europe, Alexander recreates the astonishing variety and creativity ofmedieval illumination. His book will be a standard reference for years to come. Size: 27.9 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm. 214 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Illumination of books and manuscripts.; Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Technique; ISBN: 0300060734. ISBN/EAN: 9780300060737. Add. Inventory No: 260422EAK011928.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 4to (28 cm), VIII, 214 pp. Laminated wrappers. A classical survey of European manuscript illumination from the fourth to the sixteen century. Illustrating his discussion with examples from all over Europe, Jonathan Alexander discusses the social and historical contexts of the illuminators' lives, considers their methods of work, and shows the range and nature of their visual sources and the ways in which they were adapted, copied or created anew.…