Painting in Books Alexander Jonathan J. G.
Painting in Books Alexander Jonathan J. G. A comprehensive survey examining the vibrant and sumptuous art of illumination during a period of profound intellectual and cultural…
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Painting in Books Alexander Jonathan J. G.
A comprehensive survey examining the vibrant and sumptuous art of illumination during a period of profound intellectual and cultural transformationHand-painted illumination enlivened the burgeoning culture of the book in the Italian Renaissance, spanning the momentous shift from manuscript production to print. Alexander describes key illuminated manuscripts and printed books from the period and explores the social and material worlds in which they were produced. This major survey, by a leading authority on medieval and renaissance book illumination, gives the first comprehensive account in English of an immensely creative and relatively little-studied art form.Jonathan J. G.
Illuminators responded to patrons' developing interest in classical Renaissance humanism encouraged wealthy members of the laity to join the clergy as readers and book collectors.