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245 04 $aThe Painted page :$bItalian Renaissance book illumination, 1450-1550 /$cedited by Jonathan J.G. Alexander ; with contributions by Jonathan J.G. Alexander [and others].
260 $aMunich ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$bPrestel,$c[1994], ©1994.
300 $a272 pages :$billustrations (chiefly color) ;$c31 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aExhibition catalog.
500 $a"Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994-22 January 1995; The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February-7 May 1995"--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [258]-269) and indexes.
505 0 $aPatrons, Libraries and Illuminators in the Italian Renaissance / Jonathan J. G. Alexander -- The Italian Renaissance Miniature / Giordana Mariani Canova -- The Hand-Illumination of Printed Books in Italy 1465-1515 / Lilian Armstrong -- Catalogue. Liturgical and Biblical Manuscripts, Cats 1-7. Renaissance Patrons and Libraries, Cats 8-41. Classical and Humanist Texts, Cats 42-65. 'All'antica', Cats 66-77. The Hand-Illuminated Printed Book, Cats 78-104. Illuminators and their Methods of Work, Cats 105-119. Choir Books, Cats 120-127. The Sixteenth Century, Cats 128-137 -- Index of Manuscripts -- Index of Printed Books -- Index of Illuminators, Scribes and Patrons.
520 $aThis book documents the first comprehensive exhibition of Italian Renaissance illuminations from collections in Europe and the United States. In the century between 1450 and 1550, Italian miniaturists, in collaboration with scribes and bookbinders, produced a series of masterpieces of book illumination which are still too little known and appreciated.
520 8 $aThough working on a smaller scale than the great painters and sculptors of the Renaissance, these illuminators created works characterized by unrivaled standards of quality in materials (including frequent use of gold) and design, and by imaginative symbolism and breathtaking creativity.
520 8 $a137 manuscripts, printed books with hand-painted illustrations and single pages are illustrated in full color, ranging from small prayer books to large choir books, and from Greek, Roman, and Italian literature to collections of fables and historical treatises. Many of these volumes were commissioned by powerful wealthy, and discriminating patrons who included members of the ruling Italian families as well as cardinals and popes and many of whom were also prominent bibliophiles.
520 8 $aAmong other fascinating issues, the mechanics of patronage, patterns of production, and formation of libraries are discussed in three essays and in the catalogue entries - the latter divided into eight thematic sections - written by noted specialists in the history of Renaissance manuscripts and books. And, of course, we are introduced to the artists themselves - their working habits, characteristic styles, and interrelationships.
650 0 $aIllumination of books and manuscripts, Italian$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aIllumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance$zItaly$vExhibitions.
700 1 $aAlexander, J. J. G.$q(Jonathan James Graham)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50035146
710 2 $aRoyal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80032672
710 2 $aPierpont Morgan Library.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095799
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852 00 $bbar$hND3159$i.P33 1994