Codices illustres : the world's most famous illuminated manuscripts, 400 to 1600 /
This is a survey of the finest codices from twelve cntures. The compilation focuses mainly on Europe, with about 23 from Persia, Turkey and India to bear witness to the flowering of oriental (Islamic) manuscript illumination, especially in the 16th century. South America is represented by a pleated...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Undetermined |
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Köln ; New York :
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c2001.
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| Summary: | This is a survey of the finest codices from twelve cntures. The compilation focuses mainly on Europe, with about 23 from Persia, Turkey and India to bear witness to the flowering of oriental (Islamic) manuscript illumination, especially in the 16th century. South America is represented by a pleated manuscript. China and Japan were not included. The Qur'an was also excluded due to their renouncement of pictorial depction imposed by the Islamic religion itself. |
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| Physical Description: | 504 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-490) and index. |
| ISBN: | 3822858528 9783822858523 |