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Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta by Lee Hendrix and Thea Vignau-Wilberg (1992, Hardcover)

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This hardcover book, published by Oxford University Press in 1992, features 424 pages of stunning calligraphy and illustrations by Yes.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10089236212X

ISBN-139780892362127

eBay Product ID (ePID)24038907090

Product Key Features

Book TitleMira Calligraphiae Monumenta

Number of Pages424 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1992

TopicBook, Techniques / Calligraphy, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, European, Books & Reading

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Design, Art

AuthorLee Hendrix, Thea Vignau-Wilberg

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight31.5 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN91-042741

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

SynopsisIn 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 NumberZ43.A3.B63 1992