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Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta : A Sixteenth-Cent
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
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- Features
- Manuscript
- ISBN
- 9780892362127
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
089236212X
ISBN-13
9780892362127
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038907090
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Topic
Book, Techniques / Calligraphy, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, European, Books & Reading
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Design, Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
31.5 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
91-042741
Reviews
"This small book is a joy to hold and to behold, and should be of special interest to graphic designers, calligraphers, and other artists as well as to art historians. Recommended for all libraries."--Choice
Synopsis
In 1561-62, Georg Bocskay, imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, inscribed the Mira calligraphiae monumenta as a testament to his preeminence among scribes. He assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historical scripts, which nearly thirty years later were further embellished by Joris Hoefnagel, Europe's last great manuscript illuminator. This book, now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, is reproduced here in complete facsimile form, accompanied by a commentary that includes a full description; a discussion of its patron, Rudolf II, and his cultural and historical milieu; the biographies of Hoefnagel and Bocskay; and an analysis of the manuscript's role in their careers. The introduction discusses the broader issues raised by the manuscript. Topics include Hoefnagel's nature imagery, which encompasses plants, fruits, and small animals, and its relation to the spread of interest in botany and zoology at the end of the sixteenth century. Another topic is calligraphy and its place in the art and culture of the sixteenth century. The manuscript's remarkable calligraphy will be of particular interest not only to scholars but to collectors, graphic designers, and typographers as well.
LC Classification Number
Z43.A3.B63 1992
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