Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work

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In this beautifully produced and illustrated volume (247 illustrations about 30 in color including a number of full-page plates) Alexander (art Institute of Fine Arts New York) presents a survey of manuscript illumination throughout Europe from the fourth to the sixteenth century. He discusses the social and historical context of the illuminators lives considers their methods of work and presents a series of case studies to show the range and nature of the visual sources and the ways in which they were adapted copied or created anew. Annotation copyright Book News Inc. Portland Or.