Christopher De Hamel

Scribes and Illuminators

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Illuminated manuscripts survive in great numbers from the Middle Ages. They are often beautifully preserved, enabling us to appreciate the skilled design and craftsmanship of the people who created them.Christopher de Hamel describes each stage of production from the preparation of the vellum, pens, paints and inks to the writing of the scripts and the final decoration and illumination of the book. He then examines the role of the stationer or bookshop in co-ordinating book production and describes the supply of exemplars and the accuracy of texts. He follows the careers of a number of specific scribes and illuminators who emerge not as anony… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8020-7707-3
EAN: 9780802077073
Produktnummer: 1160038
Verlag: Univ Of Toronto Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
Seitenangabe: 72 S.
Masse: H21.7 cm x B21.5 cm x D1.2 cm 256 g
Auflage: 2. A.
Gewicht: 256

Über den Autor

Christopher de Hamel is the Head of the Department of Manuscripts at Sotheby's London and author of Scribes and Illuminators (Medieval Craftsmen Series).