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The Handbook of the Art of Illumination as Practised During Middle Ages 1866
SHAW HENRY.  The Handbook of the Art of Illumination as Practised During the Middle Ages; London: Bell and Dalby, 1866. Shaw, Henry. Handbook of the Art of Illumination, as Practiced During the Middle Ages. With a description of the metals, pigments, and processes employed by the artists at different periods. London: Bell and Dalby, 1866. Tall 8vo. 270 x 180 mm. (10 3/4 x 7 inches). Illustrated with 16 wood engraved plates, illustrated throughout. Original decorated cloth.One of the earliest works in English to provide information on the methods practiced by medieval illuminators, with an emphasis on their artistic skills, design motifs, tools, paper, vellum and the composition of the pigments used to decorate the manuscripts

The Handbook of the Art of Illumination as Practised During Middle Ages 1866

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  • Published by:

    Bell and Dalby London

  • Date Published

    1866

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