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The medieval world at our fingertips : manuscript illuminations from the collection of Sandra Hindman / Christopher de Hamel ; introduction by James H. Marrow ; catalogue by Matthew J. Westerby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Hamel, Christopher, 1950- author.
- Westerby, Matthew J., author.
- Series:
- Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history
- [Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hindman, Sandra, 1944-.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance.
- Manuscripts--Private collections.
- Manuscripts.
- Art museums.
- United States.
- Hindman, Sandra, 1944---Art collections--Exhibitions.
- Hindman, Sandra.
- Manuscripts--Private collections--United States--Exhibitions.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Exhibitions.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance--Exhibitions.
- Art--Private collections.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Turnhout : Harvey Miller Publishers, an imprint of Brepols Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- No manuscript is an island. We may consider medieval illumination as a single characteristic of the whole Middle Ages, but every manuscript is part of the evolving history of European art and culture, and every one belongs to a place and period. The Sandra Hindman Collection is a remarkable journey through time and location. Every illuminated cutting described here is a microcosm of a larger history. A sublime initial from a twelfth-century Bible from France is part of a setting which includes Chartres Cathedral, the Crusades and Abelard; two late thirteenth-century narrative miniatures of saints from northern Italy have stepped from in a world inhabited by Giotto and Dante and the basilica of Santa Croce in Florence; a miniature by the Berlin Master of Mary of Burgundy belongs in age of Rogier van der Weyden and Hans Memling; a painting from a choir book by the 'Master B.F.' can hold its place with Leonardo da Vinci and Palestrina. Manuscripts were always at the heart of intellectual and visual culture. For thirty years Sandra Hindman has been selecting and refining a collection of perfect medieval miniatures which are the quintessence of their time. Each is a window which illuminates a world. The history of stained glass, architecture, fresco painting, tapestries and wood carving, as well as medieval literature, religion, music and romance, are all made slightly clearer and more focused by looking at the illuminated miniatures chosen for exhibition here.
- Notes:
- Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, January 27-May 28, 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lawrence H. Herring Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781909400887
- 1909400882
- OCLC:
- 1005726191
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