Western illuminated manuscripts : a catalogue of works in the National Art Library from the eleventh to the early twentieth century, with a complete account of the George Reid collection /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:National Art Library (Great Britain)
Imprint:London : V&A Publishing, 2011.
Description:3 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language:English
Subject:Reid, George, -- 1841-1910 -- Art collections -- Catalogs.
National Art Library (Great Britain) -- Catalogs.
National Art Library (Great Britain)
Illumination of books and manuscripts, European -- Catalogs.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Catalogs.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance -- Catalogs.
Illumination of books and manuscripts -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
Manuscripts -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, European.
Art -- Private collections.
Illumination of books and manuscripts.
Manuscripts.
England -- London.
Catalogs.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8528252
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Varying Form of Title:At head of title: Victoria and Albert Museum
Other authors / contributors:Watson, Rowan.
ISBN:9781851776498 (set)
1851776494 (set)
Notes:In slipcase.
"Endpapers: pattern taken from pastedowns of decorated paper (Italian, 17th or 18th century) in the binding of cat. no. 110"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description
Summary:This lush, three-volume slipcased set catalogues the V&A's superb collection of Western illuminated manuscripts. Providing a history of an art form spanning eight centuries as an integral part of the decorative arts, it documents not only the practice of medieval and Renaissance illumination, but also the survival of medieval bookmaking crafts alongside printing in the post-Renaissance period--and their revival in the 19th century. The three volumes bring together for the first time works such as the St. Denis Missal of 1350 and the Chambord Missal of 1844, the Sanvito Petrarch of 1463-64 and William Morris's Book of Verse of 1870. Catalogue descriptions discuss each work in detail and pay particular attention to the changing ways in which they have been evaluated and used through the centuries.
Item Description:In slipcase.
"Endpapers: pattern taken from pastedowns of decorated paper (Italian, 17th or 18th century) in the binding of cat. no. 110"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:3 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781851776498 (set)
1851776494 (set)