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Understanding illuminated manuscripts : a guide to technical terms

Title
Understanding illuminated manuscripts : a guide to technical terms / Michelle P. Brown ; revised by Elizabeth C. Teviotdale and Nancy K. Turner.
Author
Brown, Michelle (Michelle P.)
Publication
  • Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Teviotdale, Elizabeth C. (Elizabeth Cover), 1955-
  • Turner, Nancy, 1960-
  • J. Paul Getty Museum, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
Description
ix, 118 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm.
Summary
This revised edition offers concise definitions of many elements of illuminated manuscripts, demystifying the techniques, processes, materials, terminology, and styles used in the making of these precious books. It is beautifully illustrated with images of important manuscript illuminations from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum and beyond. -- Provided by publisher.
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Uniform Title
Looking at.
Subject
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts > Dictionaries
  • Bookbinding, Medieval
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts
Genre/Form
Dictionaries.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
  • 9781606065785
  • 1606065785
LCCN
  • 2018015403
  • 99979208862
OCLC
  • on1031421568
  • 1031421568
  • SCSB-9309496
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries