Illuminated Manuscripts

Illuminated Manuscripts

John William Bradley, Author, publisher, editor (1830-1916)


This ebook presents «Illuminated Manuscripts», from John William Bradley. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Book I. Illuminated Manuscripts

- Introductory

- Vellum And Other Materials

- Writing

- Greek And Roman Illumination

- Byzantine Illumination

- Celtic Illumination

- Celtic Illumination - Continued

- Semi Barbaric Illumination

- Development Of The Initial

- First English Styles

- Carolingian Illumination

- Monastic Illumination

- Monastic Illumination Continued

- Othonian Illumination

- Franconian Illumination

- Artistic Education In The Cloister

- The Rise Of Gothic Illumination

- Book Ii. Illuminated Manuscripts

- The Golden Age Of Illumination

- Rise Of National Styles

- French Illumination From The Thirteenth Century To The Renaissance

- English Illumination From The Tenth To The Fifteenth Century

- The Sources Of English Fifteenth-century Illumination

- Italian Illumination

- German Illumination From The Thirteenth To The Sixteenth Century

- Netherlandish Illumination

- The French Renaissance

- Spanish And Portuguese Illumination

- Illumination Since The Invention Of Printing