Book Illumination in the Middle Ages

Book Illumination in the Middle Ages
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ISBN-10 : 1872501761
ISBN-13 : 9781872501765
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Book Synopsis Book Illumination in the Middle Ages by : Otto Pächt

Download or read book Book Illumination in the Middle Ages written by Otto Pächt and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on lectures given at the University of Vienna, this book examines all types of book decoration and illumination between late Antiquity and the Renaissance from the point of view of format and style. Pacht explains the basic vocabulary and concepts by which this art-form is to be understood, and offers insights into the philosophy, theology, technology and culture underlying its history. His subjects include pictorial decoration in the organic structure of the book; the initial; bible illustration; didactic miniatures; illustration of the apocalypse; illustration of the psalter; the conflict of surface and space. Now available in paperback.


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