The Cambridge illuminations : ten centuries of book production in the Medieval west / edited by Paul Binski & Stella Panayotova
2005, First Edition. London : Harvey Miller. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #393793
ISBN: 1872501591
Physical description; 415 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. Series;
[Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history] ; [42]
Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history ; 42.
Notes; Series statement from the Brepols website, viewed June 30, 2016. "Published to accompany an exhibition ... at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge University Library, from 26 July to 11 December 2005"--Preliminary page. "Published to accompany the exhibition ... at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge University Library, from 26 July to 11 December 2005."--Page facing t.p. Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-406) and index. "Published to accompany an exhibition ... at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge University Library, from 26 July to 11 December 2005."-- T.p. verso. Contents; Foreword / Peter Fox and Duncan Robinson -- Collectors and collecting / Christopher de Hamel -- Making an illuminated manuscript / Stella Panayotova and Teresa Webber -- The coming of Christianity : pagans and missionaries / Rosamond McKitterick -- The Bible and its study : from the cloisters to the university / Teresa Webber -- The liturgy and the offices / Nigel Morgan -- Private devotion : humility and splendour / Nigel Morgan and Paul Binski -- History and literature : sacred and secular / Rosamond McKitterick and Paul Binski -- The medieval encyclopedia : science and practice / Peter Jones -- The humanistic manuscript / Jonathan Alexander -- Manuscripts and documents for Cambridge University / Nigel Morgan and Nicholas Rogers. Subjects; Fitzwilliam Museum ; Exhibitions. Cambridge University Library ; Exhibitions. Manuscripts, Medieval ; Exhibitions. Book industries and trade Europe, Western History To 1500 ; Exhibitions.
Price: €75.00