| The Revival of Medieval Illumination: Nineteenth-Century Belgium Manuscripts and Illuminations from a European Perspective Contributor(s): Coomans, Thomas (Editor), de Maeyer, Jan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9058675912 ISBN-13: 9789058675910 Publisher: Leuven University Press OUR PRICE: $63.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | European |
| Series: KADOC Artes |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 8.94" W x 11.33" (4.15 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: KADOC Artes 8The art of illumination, usually associated with the Middle Ages, experienced a spectacular revival in nineteenth-century Western Europe. This completely different context gave the illuminations another import. The output of the lay and religious workshops reveals a great artistic, stylistic, technical, and thematic diversity. The works illuminated go far beyond the world of exceptional and precious manuscripts and include many occasional documents and devotional images.Richly illustrated with unpublished masterworks, The Revival of Medieval Illumination is an overview of the form by fifteen authors who do not limit their approach to the traditional questions of art history. Rather, they explore the historical, sociocultural, ideological and religious components of the revival, which changed according to time and country, in order to understand the evolution and success of the art of illumination in the long nineteenth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Maeyer, Jan: - Jan De Maeyer is professor emeritus with formal duties at KU Leuven, honorary director of KADOC-KU Leuven, chairman of the Advisory Commission on Cultural Heritage of the Flemish Community (2017-2022), and president of the Belgian Historical Institute in Rome (2009-2018).Coomans, Thomas: - Thomas Coomans is professor of architectural history and heritage conservation at the University of Leuven, Department of Architecture and Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation. |