Medieval illuminators and their methods of work
- ISBN: 9780300060737
- Editorial: Yale University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 1992
- Lugar de la edición: New Haven. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 28 cm
- Nº Pág.: 214
- Idiomas: Inglés
Presents a survey of manuscript illumination throughout Europe from the 4th to the 16th century. Alexamder discusses the social and historical context of the illuminators' lives, considers their methods of work and presents case studies to show the range and nature of the visual sources.
Abbreviations preface 1. The Medieval Illuminator: Sources of Information 2. Technical Aspects of the Illumination of a Manuscript 3. Programmes and Instructions for Illuminators 4. Illuminators at Work: the Early Middle Ages 5. Illuminators at Work: the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 6. Illuminators at Work: the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries Appendix 1. Contracts for Illumination Appendix 2. Illuminators' Preliminary Marginal Drawings List of Illustrations Bibliography Index of Manuscripts Cited Index.
