Mediæval alphabets and initials for illuminators
Author : Freeman Gage Delamotte
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 16,80 MB
Release : 1867
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Author : Freeman Gage Delamotte
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 16,80 MB
Release : 1867
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Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,29 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781020556029
This book is a collection of medieval alphabets and initials for illuminators. It is an essential resource for calligraphers and illuminators looking to reproduce the styles of medieval manuscripts, and includes detailed instructions and illustrations. The book is also an excellent introduction to the history of illuminated manuscripts and the art of book production in the Middle Ages. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Jonathan James Graham Alexander
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,35 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300060737
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.
Author : Edward F. Strange
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Page : 334 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Alfabet
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Author : Timothy Noad
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 12,14 MB
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 0785835679
An inspirational introduction to creating decorative calligraphy.
Author : John Fry Heather
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Page : 248 pages
File Size : 25,63 MB
Release : 1871
Category : Drawing instruments
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Author : Freeman Gage Delamotte
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Page : 122 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : William Davis Haskoll
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Page : 252 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : Frederick Walter Simms
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Page : 262 pages
File Size : 19,7 MB
Release : 1866
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Author : Peter Barlow
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Page : 482 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 1867
Category : Building materials
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