num_pages: 222
description: In this beautiful book Jonathan Alexander surveys European manuscript illumination from the fourth to the sixteenth century. Illustrating his discussion with examples chosen from all over Europe, he discusses the social and historical context of the illuminators` lives, considers their methods of work, and shows the range and nature of the visual sources and the ways in which they were adapted, copied, or created anew.
language: English
title: Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work
titlecomplete: Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work
genres: Medieval, History, Art History, Historical, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 43
publisher: Yale University Press