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Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms (Looking at)

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Title: Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms (Looking at)
by Michelle P. Brown
ISBN: 0-89236-217-0
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Trust Publications
Pub. Date: 01 July, 1994
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $16.95
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Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: A Bible for beginning codicologers
Comment: This slim volume by Michelle Brown is an excellent resource for anyone who is interested in the study of books and manuscripts (codicology). In a succinct dictionary format, Brown gives definitions of all of the major terms that may give trouble to someone visiting a museum or reading a work by such major writers in the field as Chris DeHamel. Suitable as both a textbook and a companion to books on manuscripts, this book is nearly indispensible to the beginner and the intermediate in allowing some understanding into the complex technical and art-historical vocabulary used in the field.

Rating: 5
Summary: A great little dictionary of illumination.
Comment: This little volume provides brief definitions of all the important phrases and terms used in the study of illuminated manuscripts including forms, techniques, themes, and periods.

Great for understanding the differences between an historiated initial and an inhabited initial - or between an antiphonal and a gradual.

Most of the representative images are in color and are well chosen to illustrate the definitions. Perhaps their only drawback is their small size due to the size limitations of the book itself.

A great companion while reading to "Medieval Illuminators & their Methods of Work" by Jonathan J.G. ALexander or "A History of Illuminated Manuscripts" by Christopher De Hamel.

Rating: 5
Summary: Must-Have glossary of terms related to medieval manuscripts.
Comment:

EXCELLENT reference for the student of medieval manuscripts. This book provides short descriptions of hundreds of terms associated with medieval manuscripts and their production. While this book is particularly relevant to those beginning a study of medieval manuscripts, it is also a handy tool for anyone who loves the subject, no matter what his or her level of knowledge.

The format is easy to read, and the book itself is lavishly illustrated with color examples. You'll enjoy it.


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