The painted book in Renaissance Italy : 1450-1600 / Jonathan J.G. Alexander.
The painted book in Renaissance Italy : 1450-1600 / Jonathan J.G. Alexander.
The painted book in Renaissance Italy : 1450-1600 / Jonathan J.G. Alexander.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Call Numbers
GQ 2016/740
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 444 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 30 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Tuscany: the fifteenth century -- Central and south Italy: the fifteenth century -- North-east Italy: the fifteenth century -- North-west Italy: the fifteenth century -- The sixteenth century -- The illumination by hand of early printed book in Italy -- Book illuminators and their patrons -- Texts a...
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2016]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Hand-painted illumination enlivened the burgeoning culture of the book in the Italian Renaissance, spanning the momentous shift from manuscript production to print. 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-...
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Full title
The painted book in Renaissance Italy : 1450-1600 / Jonathan J.G. Alexander.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-413) and index.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2016/740
Record Identifier
74VKVq3APKMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq3APKMM
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ISBN
0300203985 (hardback)
9780300203981 (hardback)
DDC
745.67094509024
MMS ID
991024007571202626
