{"product_id":"the-painted-page-italian-renaissance-book-illumination-14501550","title":"The Painted Page: Italian Renaissance Book Illumination 1450-1550","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book documents the first comprehensive exhibition of Italian Renaissance illuminations from collections in Europe and the United States. In the century between 1450 and 1550  Italian miniaturists  in collaboration with scribes and bookbinders  produced a series of masterpieces of book illumination which are still too little known and appreciated. Though working on a smaller scale than the great painters and sculptors of the Renaissance  these illuminators created works characterized by unrivaled standards of quality in materials (including frequent use of gold) and design  and by imaginative symbolism and breathtaking creativity. 137 manuscripts  printed books with hand-painted illustrations and single pages are illustrated in full color  ranging from small prayer books to large choir books  and from Greek  Roman  and Italian literature to collections of fables and historical treatises. Many of these volumes were commissioned by powerful wealthy  and discriminating patrons who included members of the ruling Italian families as well as cardinals and popes and many of whom were also prominent bibliophiles. Among other fascinating issues  the mechanics of patronage  patterns of production  and formation of libraries are discussed in three essays and in the catalogue entries - the latter divided into eight thematic sections - written by noted specialists in the history of Renaissance manuscripts and books. And  of course  we are introduced to the artists themselves - their working habits  characteristic styles  and interrelationships.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44987033550901,"sku":"ByrdShop_3791313851","price":85.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783791313856.jpg?v=1770923508","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-painted-page-italian-renaissance-book-illumination-14501550","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}