Colour : the art and science of illuminated manuscripts
edited by Stella Panayotova with the assistance of Deirdre Jackson & Paola Ricciardi
Bok · Engelsk · 2016 · Kataloger
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| Utgitt | London : Harvey Miller , 2016
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| Omfang | 420 s. : ill. (noen kol.)
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| Opplysninger | Utgitt i forbindelse med utstillingen "Colour" ved Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, 30. juli - 30. desember 2016. - Colour in illuminated manuscripts / Stella Panayotova -- The illuminators' palette / Paola Ricciardi and Kristine Rose Beers -- The trade in colours / Spike Bucklow -- The image of the illuminator / Richard Gameson -- Pigment recipes and model books : mechanisms for knowledge transmission and the training of manuscript illuminators / Nancy K. Turner and Doris Oltrogge -- Alchemy and colour / Spike Bucklow -- Masters' secrets / Stella Panayotova and Paola Ricciardi -- From vandalism to reconstruction / Stella Panayotova ; with contributions by Marie D'Autume, Edward Cheese, Rebecca Honold, Paola Ricciardi, and Carola-Bibiane Schönlich -- Painting with gold and silver / Nigel Morgan -- Modelling in manuscript painting c.1050-c.1500 / Nigel Morgan -- Grisaille in manuscript painting / Nigel Morgan and Elizabeth J. Moodey -- "Incarnation" illuminated : painting the flesh in Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts / Nancy Turner -- Colour theory, optics and manuscript illumination / Stella Panayotova -- Colour and meaning / Deirdre Jackson -- Appendix : Analytical methods and equipment / Paola Ricciardi. - This richly illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition that celebrates the bicentenary of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge with a display of its finest illuminated manuscripts. Of all the medieval and Renaissance arts - from sculptures, ivories, frescoes and stained glass to easel and wall paintings - it is manuscript illuminations, protected inside volumes, that best preserve the glowing colours and precious metals that would have dazzled their original spectators. The focus of this exciting and innovative exhibition is on COLOUR: it integrates scientific and art historical analyses of painting materials and techniques with studies on the manuscripts' historic contexts of production, including the relationships between artists and patrons. Identifications of the pigments' chemical composition and methods of application are considered alongside their aesthetic impact as well as the multiple dimensions and meanings of colour appreciated by medieval and Renaissance viewers. Over 150 manuscripts are displayed in the exhibition dating from the 8th to the 19th century and all are catalogued and fully illustrated here. The manuscripts are grouped in 14 thematic sections each of which is introduced by an essay that includes further relevant illustrations and presents the scientific and art historical analyses in a broader cultural context. The majority of the exhibits are from the Museum's collection and the main focus is on Western European illumination, but examples of Byzantine, Armenian, Persian and Sanskrit manuscripts are also included. In addition there are special loans from other Cambridge, British and European collections. The catalogue entries and introductory essays are written by a team of leading manuscript scholars, scientists and conservators who offer an integrated, cross-disciplinary approach and new insights into the art of illumination
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| ISBN | 978-1-909400-56-6. - 978-1-909400-57-3
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