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090 $aND2900$bD36 1994
100 1 $aDe Hamel, Christopher,$d1950-
245 12 $aA history of illuminated manuscripts
/$cChristopher De Hamel.
250 $a2. ed. rev., enl. and with new ill.
260 $aLondon :$bPhaidon,$c1994.
300 $a272 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c30 cm.
520 $aMedieval manuscripts are counted among the
greatest glories of Western civilization. With their gold
and painted decoration and their charming miniatures, they
have always had immense appeal, and images from them can be
seen everywhere - from greeting cards and wrapping paper to
expensive facsimiles. This entertaining and authoritative
book is the first to provide a general introduction to the
whole subject of the making of books from the Dark Ages to
the invention of printing and beyond. Christopher de Hamel
vividly describes the widely different circumstances in
which manuscripts were created, from the earliest monastic
Gospel Books to university textbooks, secular romances,
Books of Hours and classical texts for humanist
bibliophiles. As the story unfolds the wonderful variety of
manuscripts and their illumination is revealed, and many
fundamental questions are answered - who wrote the books,
what texts they contained, who read them, how they were made
and what purposes they served. Illuminated manuscripts have
alway been highly valued, and among them are some of the
world's great masterpieces of art. With its lively narrative
and many new and superb illustrations, this new edition of a
much-praised book provides the perfect introduction to a
large and fascinating subject.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 258-263)
and indexes.
650 0 $aIllumination of books and manuscripts$xHistory.
935 $aAEQ4166
910 $ardh oclc2 5/25/95
970 01 $tIntroduction$p8
970 11 $lI$tBooks for Missionaries$p14
970 12 $t7th-9th centuries: the written word as an
essential tool for the early missionaries of Britain and
Ireland, who produced books of extraordinary sophistication
970 11 $lII$tBooks for Emperors$p42
970 12 $t8th-11th centuries: books as treasure and as
luxurious objects of display and diplomatic gifts in the
courts of Charlemagne and his successors
970 11 $lIII$tBooks for Monks$p74
970 12 $t12th century: the golden age of the monastic
book, when monks in their scriptoria produced manuscripts
for their libraries
970 11 $lIV$tBooks for Students$p108
970 12 $t13th century: the rise of the universities and
the emergence of a professional book trade to meet the new
need for textbooks
970 11 $lV$tBooks for Aristocrats$p142
970 12 $t14th century: the Age of Chivalry - a wealthy and
newly literate aristocracy generating a new type of book,
the secular romance
970 11 $lVI$tBooks for Everybody$p168
970 12 $t15th century: the emergence of the Book of Hours
as a devotional book for ordinary households as well as the
aristocracy
970 11 $lVII$tBooks for Priests$p200
970 12 $t13th-16th centuries: the Bibles, Missals,
Breviaries, Psalters and other service books and handbooks
that sustained the life of the Church
970 11 $lVIII$tBooks for Collectors$p232
970 12 $t15th-16th centuries: the revival of classical
learning and the creation of de luxe manuscripts for wealthy
humanist patrons
970 01 $tBibliography$p258
970 01 $tIndex of Manuscripts$p264
970 01 $tGeneral Index$p267
