Western Illuminated Manuscripts, A Catalogue of the Collection in Cambridge University Library

Western Illuminated Manuscripts, A Catalogue of the Collection in Cambridge University Library (ISBN: 052184892X / 0-521-84892-X) Author: Paul Binski , Author: Patrick Zutshi , With: Stella Panayotova Descrizione libro: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Hardback. Condizione libro: New. 10.87 by 1.97 inches. (532 pages) Beautifully illustrated throughout, this catalogue evaluates Cambridge University Library's world-class collection of illuminated manuscripts for the very first time.Cambridge University Library's collection of illuminated manuscripts is of international significance. It originates in the medieval university and stands alongside the holdings of the colleges and the Fitzwilliam Museum. The University Library contains major European examples of medieval illumination from the ninth to the sixteenth centuries, with acknowledged masterpieces of Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance book art, as well as illuminated literary texts, including the first complete Chaucer manuscript. This catalogue provides scholars and researchers easy access to the University Library's illuminated manuscripts, evaluating the importance of many of them for the very first time. It contains descriptions of famous manuscripts, for example the Life of Edward the Confessor attributed to Matthew Paris, as well as hundreds of lesser-known items. Beautifully illustrated throughout, the catalogue contains descriptions of individual manuscripts with up-to-date assessments of their style, origins and importance, together with bibliographical references. BiographicalNote: Patrick Zutshi is Keeper of Manuscripts and University Archives at Cambridge University Library and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He has published extensively on the medieval papacy, from the twelfth century onwards, including Original Papal Documents in England, 1305-1415 (1990). He frequently lectures on aspects of papal history, and has published articles on university history and the provenance of medieval manuscripts. ( Hardback). Codice libro della libreria 006260 language : english text Size: 276 x 219 Mm.

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