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B2996. Introduction to Manuscript Studies
Introduction to Manuscript Studies
By Raymond Clemens & Timothy Graham 2007. 352pp. Paperback.
Provides calligraphers and illuminators and others a comprehensive and accessible orientation into field of medieval manuscript studies. The first part on "Making the Medieval Manuscript" covers the prep of the writing surface through copying the text, rubrication, decoration, glossing, and annotation through to the binding and storage. Part 2, "Reading the Medieval Manuscript," focuses on the study of manuscripts, with chapters on transcribing and editing; reading texts damaged by fire, water, insects, and other factors; assessing evidence for origin and provenance; and describing and cataloguing manuscripts. The third part "Some Manuscript Genres," discusses Bibles and biblical concordances, liturgical service books, Books of Hours, charters and cartularies, maps, and scrolls. The book concludes with an extensive glossary, a guide to dictionaries of medieval Latin, and a bibliography subdivided and keyed to the subsections of the volume's chapters. Fully illustrated with many color plates.
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B2955. French Illuminated Manuscripts in the Getty Museum
French Illuminated Manuscripts in the J Paul
Getty Museum
By Thomas Kern. 2007. 96pp. 6-5/8"x9-3/8". Paper.
An introduction followed by 80 large, full color illustrations.You get a nice large detail of some pages. Includes a ninth century Bible, 11th century sacramentary, 13th century Bible and psalters, 15th century book of hours and a book of prayers of the mass circa 1720.Many of the illustrations are of the full manuscript page,most all show some of the text.
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B2983. Italian Illuminated Manuscripts in the Getty Museum
Italian Illuminated Manuscripts in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Thomas Kren and Kurt Barstow. 2005. 96pp. 6-5/8"x93/8". Paper
Full color reproductions of selections from the museum's rich holdings of Italian manuscript illumination from the ninth to the 16th centuries. 80 color illustrations. Thomas Kren and Kurt Barstow are curator of manuscripts and former associate curator of manuscripts, respectively, at the Getty Museum.
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B2968. Masterpiece Reconstructed: The Hours of Louis XII
A Masterpiece Reconstructed: The Hours of Louis XII
By Thomas Kren, Mark Evans, Janet Backhouse, and Nancy Turner. 2005 112pp. 7.5"x10-7/8". Paper.
By the 17th century this stunning prayer book (ca 1498) illuminated by court painter Jean Bourdichon had been dismembered. This catalog published the rediscovered leaves together for the first time along with four essays on the book and its miniatures, their historical context, Bourdichon's technique as painter/illuminator, and the individual histories of the surviving leaves. 77 color, 10b&W illustrations.
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B2956. Ornamental Letters
Ornamental Letters
By Catherine Auguste. 2007. 107pp. 8.5x8.5. Paper $19.95.
JNB Price $18.95
Step-by-step instructions on creating illuminated letters in a variety of styles. Explores different themes: flowers, leaves and branches, animals and fabulous creatures. For each she shows some variations in layout and colors so you can create your own illuminated letters or copy the models.
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B2954. Beasts: Factual and Fantastic
Beasts: Factual and Fantastic
By Elizabeth Morrison. 2007. 112pp. 7"x9". Hardcover
A wonderful book full of sharply printed large details from manuscripts in the Getty collection. The animals are from a variety of medieval & Renaissance manuscripts and are both painted and pen drawn forms. The animals are always shown as part of the page of the manuscript, usually as a detail, sometimes as part of an illuminated initial, sometimes as part of the whole page. The text provides a brief background on the animal and the manuscript.
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DVD31. Book of Kells DVD-ROM
The Book of Kells DVD-ROM.
Contains all 340 folios or 680 pages of the Book of Kells manuscript. A zoom feature allows you to examine fourteen richly illuminated pages in detail. In addition, a wealth of information is presented including: the Book's history, the scribes who created it, the materials used, the design systems of the day, the themes of the Book, details of animals, angels,monks and illuminated capital letters. Developed with the Library of Trinity College Dublin and is the only authorized digital version of the Book of Kells.
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B2787. Bible of Illuminated Letters/Morgan
The Bible of Illuminated Letters: A Treasury of Decorative Calligraphy
By Margaret Morgan. 2006. 256pp. 5.75" x 7.75". Spiral
Hardcover. Retail Price $24.99.
Step-by-step instructions for creating 12 illuminated alphabets including Celtic, Saxon, Gothic, Romanesque and Modern Revival. Both caps and minuscules are presented along with borders and decorations. Gilding is also covered. Gallery of historical and contemporary illuminated letters. More than 400 color illustrations.
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B2820. Hastings Hours/Backhouse
The Hastings Hours
By Janet Backhouse. 1997. 64pp. 5" x 6.75". Hardcover.
Limited supply. A fully illustrated introduction to this late
15th century Flemish Book of Hours. Reproduces in full color 25 of the surviving 32 large illuminations -- close to actual size. Also presents many decorative borders and details.
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B2844. Treasures of a Lost Art/Palladino
Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the
Middle Ages and Renaissance
By Pia Palladino. 2003. 204pp. 8.75"x11.5". Hardcover.
Presents nearly 150 leaves, cuttings and illuminated manuscript fragments (169 illustrations many in full color). The scholarly catalog deals mainly with the history of these illuminations.Vivian Mungall finds it a great resource for illuminated initials.
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