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Understanding illuminated manuscripts
Michelle Brown · 1994 · 127 pages
Illumination of books and manuscriptsDictionariesIlluminierte HandschriftTerminologieManuscrits à peinturesBuchmalerei
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About this book
What is a breviary? What is an antiphonal? What is an incipit? This illustrated book offers definitions of the techniques, processes, and materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms. Included are numerous illustrations drawn from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and The British Library.
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