Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms - Softcover

Michelle P. Brown

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0712303405 ISBN 13: 9780712303408

Publisher: British Library Publishing Division, 1994

Synopsis

This illustrated text answers questions about the making of illuminated manuscripts, offering definitions of the techniques, processes and materials used and discussing textual and illustrative contents. The technical terms included are accompanied by examples for clarification.

About this title

Review:

"Highly recommended for a wide range of readers."-CHOICE; "Not only does it make lucid the most complex conventions of the illumination, but it is also a pocket history of the Middle Ages."-Magazine Antiques

About the Author:

Michel P. Brown is professor emerita of medieval manuscript studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. She was previously curator of the manuscript collections at the British Library (1986-2004). Elizabeth C. Teviotdale is assistant director of the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University. She previously worked in the J. Paul Getty Museum's Department of Manuscripts (1992-2002) and is the author of The Stammheim Missal (Getty Publications, 2001). Nancy Turner is conservator of manuscripts in the Department of Paper Conservation at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

About this edition

• Publisher: British Library Publishing Division
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0712303405
• ISBN 13: 9780712303408
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120