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Understanding illuminated manuscripts by Michelle Brown · Booklabria

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First published: 1994

Synopsis

What is a breviary? What is an antiphonal? What is an incipit? This illustrated book offers definitions of the techniques, processes, and materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms. Included are numerous illustrations drawn from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and The British Library.

Subjects: Dictionaries
Manuscripts
Terminology
Wörterbuch
Illumination of books and manuscripts
Terminologie

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Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the British Library
Published: 1994
Pages: 127
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0892362170

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