The illuminated books of the Middle Ages : an account of the development and progress of the art of illumination, as a distinct branch of pictorial ornamentation from the 4th to the 17th centuries
Humphreys, Henry Noel1995
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This book conveys the glorious colours of the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages and is an inspiration to the would-be illuminator, art historian and illustrator.
Main title:
The illuminated books of the Middle Ages : an account of the development and progress of the art of illumination, as a distinct branch of pictorial ornamentation from the 4th to the 17th centuries / by Henry Noel Humphreys ; illustrated by a series of examples of the size of the originals, selected from the most beautiful MSS. of the various periods, executed on stone and printed in colours by Owen Jones.
Imprint:
London : Bracken, 1989.
Collation:
126p. : col. ill., col. facsims. ; 34 cm.
ISBN:
9781858911687 (hbk)
Dewey class:
745.67745.670902
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
361495