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""Best illuminated book on the market. Every page is crammed with beautiful dear colour illustrations. Best of all it is affordable."
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The British Library houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of Western illuminated manuscripts in the world. This book offers an anthology in colour chosen from more than two hundred of them. So very comprehensive are the British Library collections that the majority of the most significant schools of illumination in medieval Europe can be represented. Furthermore, most of the manuscripts contain dozens, if not hundreds, of images, only visible to those who have the privilege of turning their delicate pages.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was recommended to this book by the tutor of a short course I will be undertaking in the near future. It is an amazing book and must picture something from every manuscript in the British Library from the 7th to the 17th centuries. All the pictures are in colour so the full beauty can be appreciated and each has a full narrative. In addition each section which covers a period in time has a comprehensive introduction. I have no doubt it will be extremely useful over time, a book to cherish.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Best "bang for the buck" period illumination book on market.
7 April 1998
Format:Hardcover
Best "bang for the buck" period illumination book on the market. Every page is crammed with beautiful, clear color photos of ten centuries of period illumination styles. There are 'leaves' and 'hours' in there that I have never seen before. Best of all (and unlike other books I could name) it's affordable and within the reach of the true 'starving artist' (and it's about time).
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Beautifully reproduced. Excellent clarity and colour!
18 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
What can I say? I have been researching this specific field now for the last five years, and rarely find such a magnificent reproduction as this! Excellent job on the colour balance, and many miniatures I have not seen in any other books. Well done.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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26 April 2002
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This is one of the best books on illuminated manuscripts currently available. The book is hardcover, full color throughout, and many nice reproductions. There is a nice variety in the work shown and good commentary. If you get this at the discounted price, this is a hard book to beat in quantity and quality. Along with A History of Illuminated Manuscripts this is a must-have book.
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