Illuminating the law : legal manuscripts in Cambridge collections / Susan L'Engle and Robert Gibbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

L'Engle, Susan.

Contributor:

Gibbs, Robert.

Fitzwilliam Museum.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fitzwilliam Museum.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Exhibitions.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.

Law, Medieval--Manuscripts--Exhibitions.

Law, Medieval.

Law, Medieval--Bibliography--Exhibitions.

Law in art--Exhibitions.

Law in art.

Manuscripts--England--Cambridge--Exhibitions.

Manuscripts.

Law, Medieval--Manuscripts.

England--Cambridge.

Exhibitions.

Fitzwilliam Museum--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

272 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Harvey Miller Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

Illuminated legal texts rank high among the most splendidly decorated medieval manuscripts. Their historical and artistic significance has largely escaped even specialists in art and legal history. The long-recognized discrepancy between the importance of the material and its relative inaccessibility, as well as the rich Cambridge collections, provided the incentive for an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum. With the intention to bring this splendid material to the attention and the understanding of a wider audience, this catalogue offers introductory essays on the making and use of medieval legal manuscripts, detailed descriptions and analysis of representative examples, and rich illustrative material, aesthetically pleasing and thought-provoking.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held Nov. 3-Dec. 16, 2001 at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-260) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1872501532

OCLC:

49744769