The Painted Page: Italian Renaissance Book Illumination 1450-1550 (Art & Design)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3791313851 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 273 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Four Stars A beautiful book, which I will use in my classroom; though I still would have liked more images.. Scott Schwartz said Unbelievably Sumptuous. The previous reviewer notes that Italian manuscripts in the earier part of the century were rather lackluster, and I tend to agree, with the addition that the aesthetic was very different from Northern Europe. The glory of France was in the Book of Hours, the pride of England was in the Grand Psalter, and Italy and Spain seemed to revel in the Sumptuous Choirbook. These were meant to be seen at a distance, and possessed a glory of design, rather than detail. They often remain in their original churches or local museums, and do not reproduce as exquisitely as smaller prayerbooks. In the later 15th and 16th centuries, the taste and expense. Exhibition catalog that inspires! This book features plates and commentary regarding a exhibition of illuminated manuscripts from Italy that toured the US several years ago. Like most exhibition catalogs, it features essays about the general era as it pertains to the art, descriptions and histories of many of the items in the exhibit, and photographic reproductions of many of the best items in the exhibition. The editorial review pretty acurately describes the bare-bones contents, and so I won't repeat that worthy information here. Italian illumination prior to about 1Exhibition catalog that inspires! Kindle Customer This book features plates and commentary regarding a exhibition of illuminated manuscripts from Italy that toured the US several years ago. Like most exhibition catalogs, it features essays about the general era as it pertains to the art, descriptions and histories of many of the items in the exhibit, and photographic reproductions of many of the best items in the exhibition. The editorial review pretty acurately describes the bare-bones contents, and so I won't repeat that worthy information here. Italian illumination prior to about 1450 is, in my opinion, lackluster. The French, Flemish, and English were doing a much better job of pain. 50 is, in my opinion, lackluster. The French, Flemish, and English were doing a much better job of pain
This book documents the first comprehensive exhibition of Italian Renaissance illuminations from collections in Europe and the United States. And, of course, we are introduced to the artists themselves - their working habits, characteristic styles, and interrelationships.. Many of these volumes were commissioned by powerful wealthy, and discriminating patrons who included members of the ruling Italian families as well as cardinals and popes and many of whom were also prominent bibliophiles. In the century between 1450 and 1550, Italian min
For informed readers.Robert Cahn, Fashion Inst. Kanter's Painting and Illumination in Early Renaissance Florence, 1300-1450 (LJ 3/15/95), this volume proves the case for the continuity and efflorescence of the illuminated page into the late Renaissance. of Technology, New YorkCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Eschewing strict chronological order, the catalog proper is intelligently structured along thematic lines. This cogently introduced, scrupulously documented, and exquisitely illustrated exhibition catalog amply demonstrates that manuscript painting, although often ill regarded, was a flourishing and vital branch of Italian Renaissance art. In addition to the works themselves, which are expansively described and superbly illustrated, three excellent essays and a glossary provide a social, stylistic, and technical context for these superb objects. Among the categories pursued are religious and humanistic te