The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination

The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination
Author: Christopher De Hamel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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The British Library's collection of manuscripts is mined for a wealth of examples, illustrated in color, to this guide to illumination for the general reader. De Hamel (now librarian, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, UK, he's a leading scholar in the field) discusses first why then how manuscripts were illuminated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination
Language: en
Pages: 96
Authors: Christopher De Hamel
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher:

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The British Library's collection of manuscripts is mined for a wealth of examples, illustrated in color, to this guide to illumination for the general reader. D
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