| Flemish Miniatures from the 8th to the Mid-16th Century Contributor(s): Smeyers, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 2503509665 ISBN-13: 9782503509662 Publisher: Brepols Publishers OUR PRICE: $77.90 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1999 Annotation: This book offers a beautiful overview of the development in style of the miniature, from the anonymous and modest early Romanesque illustrations to the luxurious late Gothic miniatures of Simon Marmion or Lucas Horenbout who, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, exported their Flemish masterpieces as far afield as Spain and Russia. Never before has the reader-viewer been presented with such a complete overview of the art of Flemish miniatures from the eighth to the sixteenth centuries and such a fascinating history of miniatures from the Low Countries. Never before have so many miniatures - more then 600 colour illustrations - been reproduced in one book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Techniques - Calligraphy - Art | History - Medieval - Art | History - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 745.670 |
| LCCN: 2001463295 |
| Series: Single Titles in Art History |
| Physical Information: 2.3" H x 10.2" W x 13.16" (9.15 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A beautiful overview of the development in style of the miniature. From the anonymous and modest early Romanesque illustrations to the luxurious late Gothic miniatures of Simon Marmion or Lucas Horenbout who, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, exported their Flemish masterpieces as far afield as Spain and Russia. Never before has the reader-viewer been presented with such a complete overview of the art of Flemish miniatures from the eighth to the sixteenth centuries. Never before has a book presented such a fascinating history of eight centuries of the art of miniatures from the Low Countries. Never before have so many miniatures - more then 600 colour illustrations - been reproduced in one book. This publication offers an overview of the style of the Flemish miniature, from the anonymous and modest early Romanesque illustrations to the luxurious late Gothic miniatures, some of which were exported as far afield as Spain and Russia. |
