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Understanding illuminated manuscripts : a guide to technical terms / Michelle P. Brown ; revised by Elizabeth C. Teviotdale and Nancy K. Turner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Michelle (Michelle P.), author.
- Series:
- Looking at
- [Looking at]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts--Dictionaries.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts.
- Bookbinding, Medieval.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 118 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2018]
- Summary:
- This revised edition offers concise definitions of many elements of illuminated manuscripts, demystifying the techniques, processes, materials, terminology, and styles used in the making of these precious books. It is beautifully illustrated with images of important manuscript illuminations from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum and beyond. -- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 118).
- ISBN:
- 9781606065785
- 1606065785
- OCLC:
- 1031421568
- Publisher Number:
- 40028719168
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