In the Middle Ages, artists explored and tested the medium of drawing, producing whimsical sketches, illustrated treatises, and finished drawings of extraordinary refinement. This fascinating volume is the first to examine and celebrate the achievements of medieval draftsmen in depth. It reproduces rarely seen leaves from more than fifty manuscripts dating from the 9th to the early 14th century. In the accompanying texts, Melanie Holcomb and other experts in the field consider the techniques, uses, and aesthetics of medieval drawings, casting light on their critical role in the intellectual life of the Middle Ages.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300148941
ISBN-13
9780300148947
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71099882
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pen and Parchment : Drawing in the Middle Ages
Author
Melanie Holcomb
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Historical events, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History / Medieval, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Art, Literary Criticism, History
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11in
Item Height
2.8in
Item Width
9in
Item Weight
42.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Nc70
Reviews
�[The] show comes with an excellent catalog that brings together a pithy introductory essay by Ms. Holcomb and lengthy entries by Ms. Williams and a dozen other curators and scholars. That number alone suggests both the broad scope of the works on view and the rarity of the occasion���The New York Times, "[The] show comes with an excellent catalog that brings together a pithy introductory essay by Ms. Holcomb and lengthy entries by Ms. Williams and a dozen other curators and scholars. That number alone suggests both the broad scope of the works on view and the rarity of the occasion…"-The New York Times, "[The] show comes with an excellent catalog that brings together a pithy introductory essay by Ms. Holcomb and lengthy entries by Ms. Williams and a dozen other curators and scholars. That number alone suggests both the broad scope of the works on view and the rarity of the occasion…"- The New York Times
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2009-015081
Dewey Decimal
741.9409/020747471
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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