Illuminated manuscripts in Cambridge: a catalogue of Western book illumination in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge colleges Part 4 The British Isles Volume 1 Insular and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, c. 700-c. 1100

"This publication is the first volume to appear in the catalogue series devoted to the British Isles and covers Insular and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts produced between c. 700 and c. 1100 AD. This was a period in which Britain witnessed a great blossoming of cultural awareness and artistic craftsma...

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Weitere Verfasser: Morgan, Nigel J. 1942- (HerausgeberIn), Panayotova, Stella (HerausgeberIn), Reynolds, Suzanne 1929- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Harvey Miller publishers [2013]
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Zusammenfassung:"This publication is the first volume to appear in the catalogue series devoted to the British Isles and covers Insular and Anglo-Saxon manuscripts produced between c. 700 and c. 1100 AD. This was a period in which Britain witnessed a great blossoming of cultural awareness and artistic craftsmanship. Under the reign of King Alfred towards the end of the ninth century England experienced a renewed impetus for scholarly activity, and as a result the production of books intensified greatly. By the early tenth century, influenced and inspired by new trends and ideas from Continental Europe, English art began to flourish, and manuscript illumination especially made a great impact with the high quality of its figure style and decorated initials, and with its elegance of script and mise-en-page [...]."
Beschreibung:360 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte (farbig) 33,8 cm
ISBN:9781909400047

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