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B3405. The Anjou Bible
The Anjou Bible: A Royal Manuscript Revealed, Naples 1340 edited by L. Watteeuw and J. van der Stock. 2010. 235pp. 9x12. Hardcover
The Anjou Bible is a superbly illuminated manuscript created at the unruly Royal Court of Naples in the turbulent fourteenth century. Power, intrigue, gold, a couple of shadowy figures and several exceptionally talented artists make for an explosive mix.
During the first half of the fourteenth century, Central and Southern Europe were governed by the successful dynasty of Anjou, which continued to expand its territories and boasted artists like Giotto, Boccaccio and Petrarch. In 1328, after the death of her father, Joanna of Anjou became the official heir to the prosperous house of the kings of Naples and Sicily. Several years later her grandfather, Robert I, gave Joanna and her young Hungarian fiancé Andrew a precious gift. That gift was a book which became known as the Anjou Bible, a manuscript that is priceless from a historical and art-historical point of view. In addition to Bible texts and magnificent miniatures, it contains a wealth of historical information about the Kingdom of Anjou and the book's origins. One of the Neapolitan artists responsible for the magnificent workmanship was Cristophorus Orimina. He put his stamp on the work with his powerful, true-to-life, Byzantine-looking figures.
The Anjou Bible is now being carefully conservated and scientifically studied. The precious parchment folios of the bible, which found its way to Brabant many centuries ago, have been carefully taken apart and will be shown to the public during an exhibition at M Leuven museum. After the exhibition, this fragile gem will irrevocably be re-bound and returned for many years to come to the safety of the dark strongroom in the Theology Faculty's Maurits Sabbe Library of the University of Leuven.
The research findings are brought together in this book. Essays in English by some of the most noted experts describe just how the arts were promoted at the court of Robert I of Anjou and also shed light on the bible's genesis and on all research methods and results. This book is richly illustrated and contains all the illuminated folios of the Anjou Bible . c. 350p, illus. (Peeters Publishers 2010)
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B2786. Wm. Morris Full Color Patterns & Designs
William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs.
48pp. 9.25" x 12.25". Paper. $12.95 SALE
Michael Sull uses this book in his instructional session on acanthus leaves. Acanthus leaves are a traditional motif, frequently used in engrossed awards, as well as other calligraphic broadsides and illumination.
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B3352. Macclesfield Alphabet / de Hamel & Lovett
The Macclesfield Alphabet: A Facsimile. Introduction by Christopher de Hamel and Patricia Lovett. 2010. 128pp. 6.85"x9.62". Hardcover
Now Available! Free media mail shipping on orders for this book. (USA only). Type " Macc Free Ship" in the special shipping instructions or send an email right after you submit your order. You must request the free shipping. You can add other media mail items. IF YOU ADD NON-Media Mail items, regular shipping charges apply.
NEW. An exquisitely beautiful facsimile of a15th-century English book of sample alphabets, initials and borders. Contains 14 different types of alphabets, including initials with faces; foliate alphabets; zoomorphic initials; and alphabets in Gothic script. There are also two sets of different types of borders. Some alphabets and borders are in color with gold, others are in black ink only. With full alphabets. For the period, this is an amazing resource for ornamented initial letters.
"The Mailman just delivered my copy of "The Maccesfield Alphabet Book", what a treasure this book is, and I will look forward to reading it in over the next couple of days, I think this book should be in every scribe's library, it truly is a magical volume, with lots of information and Eye Candy for our Souls "
-- Collene A Kalb, Australia
Click here to see more photos of the original manuscript.
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B3371. Leaves of Gold / Tanis & Thompson
Leaves of Gold: Manuscript Illuminations from Philadelphia Collections edited by James R. Tanis and Jenny A. Thompson. 2003. 242pp. 9.75in x 12.25in. Hardcover $55.00
Illustrates and describes 80 illuminated manuscripts, as well as individual leaves and cuttings from handmade and decorated books. Among these lesser-known treasures are bibles, psalters, and other liturgical manuscripts and texts (including books of hours) from both medieval times and the Renaissance.
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B3333. Lindisfarne Gospels & Early Medieval World / Brown
The Lindisfarne Gospels and the Early Medieval World by Michelle P. Brown. 2010. 160 pp. 100 color plates. 8.5"x11.5". Hardcover
The Lindisfarne Gospels, written and illuminated at the beginning of the eighth century, is one of the most outstanding masterpieces of early medieval European book illumination. Costly in time and materials and superb in design, the manuscript is an artistic and religious world treasure. Although written in Latin, the manuscript also contains the oldest surviving translation of the Gospels into English, added to the manuscript around 970 AD.
The text of this new book brings together historical,
archaeological, paleographical, and theological perspectives to explore and understand the full significance of this magnificent illuminated manuscript. Lavishly illustrated with full-page color reproductions - there are 100 color plates. The text incorporates new research on relations between the British Isles, continental Europe and the Near East during the early Middle Ages.
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B3404. Master of Death / Camille
Master of Death: The Lifeless Art of Pierre Remiet, Illuminator by Michael Camille. 1996. 7.75x10.25. Hardcover $70.00. SALE
This remarkable, well-illustrated history of "death in miniature" explores the life and death of a single medieval artist, a society's obsession with the macabre, and the relation between mortality and image-making itself. Discusses how the medieval world perceived death as larger than life - that death was implicit at birth and stretched beyond the end of life to the resurrection of the body at the Last Judgment. The story and prose are engaging, though it is a book best for those already fascinated with the subject. 40 color, and 150 black & white illustrations.
One reviewer called this book an enthralling exposé of the world of the 14th century bookseller, with descriptions of busy scribes & illuminators and of the financial arrangements made with the clients.
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B3240. Illuminated Manuscripts / Woronowa
Illuminated Manuscripts by Tamara Woronowa and Andrej Sterligow. 2007. 255pp. 5.75"x6.25". Paper.
A fascinating visual history of European manuscript illumination (AD 700-1546) using 114 page-filling reproductions from manuscripts. In addition there are three details on the facing page. The text discusses the individual manuscripts shown and their part in the history of manuscripts and miniature painting.
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B3149. Tres Riches Heures of Jean / Longon & Cazelles
The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry by
Jean Longon & Raymond Cazelles. 224pp. 12"x8.6". Hardcover $125. SALE
The Très Riches Heures marks the zenith of manuscript illumination in late medieval Europe. It was commissioned by Jean, Duc de Berry, early in the 15th century and executed largely by the Limbourg Brothers, the master miniature painters. The 139 full-color plates of this facsimile reproduce the text and miniatures in actual size. The book's introduction & preface discusses the provenance and the significance of the manuscript as a whole and a commentary is provided for the plates. A wonderful volume at a great price.
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B2995. Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age
Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age
By Michelle P. Brown. 2007. 176pp. 7.27x10. Hardcover
An authoritative introduction to the art of book production in the Anglo-Saxon period and an historical overview of the period through its book culture. 140 color examples of the finest Anglo-Saxon Books in the British Library and other major collections.
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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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