Understanding illuminated manuscripts : a guide to technical terms / Michelle P. Brown.

Main entry:

Brown, Michelle (Michelle P.)

Title & Author:

Understanding illuminated manuscripts : a guide to technical terms / Michelle P. Brown.

Publication:

Malibu, Calif. : J. Paul Getty Museum in association with The British Library, 1994.

Description:

128 p : ill. (some col.), facsims ; 24 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p.127).

Summary:

"What is a breviary? What is an antiphonal? What is an incipit? This superbly illustrated book - part of the popular Looking At series - offers definitions of the techniques, processes, and materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by the museum-goer are presented in an easily portable format." "With numerous illustrations drawn from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and The British Library - many of them in color - this volume will be invaluable to all readers wishing to increase their enjoyment and understanding of illuminated manuscripts."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0892362170
9780892362172

Subject:

Illumination of books and manuscripts Dictionaries.
Illumination of books and manuscripts

Form/genre:

dictionaries.
Dictionaries
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

J. Paul Getty Museum.
British Library.

Illuminated manuscripts

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 81930
Call No.: ID ND2889.B76 REF; ID:95-B282
Status: Available

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