The Cambridge Illuminations : Ten Centuries of Book Production in the Medieval West.

Published by Harvey Miller Publishers, London, first edition, 2005, 2005

187250163X / 9781872501635

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Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 29 cm, 415 pp, 184 colour ills. 184 entries. Published to accompany an exhibition . at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge University Library, from 26 July to 11 December 2005. From the blurb: "Cambridge is the depository of one of the greatest collections of illuminated manuscripts in the world. The present volume is published to accompany the exhibition of some two hundred spectacular Cambridge treasures - from the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Cambridge University Library, and the individual College libraries - covering a unique array of outstanding but rarely seen illuminated books.The Catalogue spans over ten centuries of book production, from the significant sixth-century Gospels of St. Augustine, to the great Romanesque Bibles such as the Bury and Dover Bibles, the exquisite and emotive devotional books of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, up to the refined, classical elegance of the Humanist books of early Renaissance Italy. Manuscripts are grouped thematically under eight headings. The catalogue entries as well as the introductory essays to each section are by well-known authorities in their field, among them the editors Paul Binski and Stella Panayotova, and Jonathan Alexander, Christopher de Hamel, Rosamond McKitterick, Nigel Morgan and Teresa Webber." "All manuscripts catalogued are illustrated in full colour, and there is a Glossary, exhaustive Bibliography, and detailed Index." Near Fine. …

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The Cambridge Illuminations : Ten Centuries of Book Production in the Medieval West.
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Binski, P. ; Panayotova, S. ; Fitzwilliam Museum ; Cambridge University Library.
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Harvey Miller Publishers, London, first edition, 2005
Publication year
2005
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Soft cover
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187250163X
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9781872501635
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