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4to (31.5 cm), front., XV, 140 pp, 72 illustrations on 72 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly frayed at extremities). From the blurb: "Medieval Canterbury, the centre of the English Church, was also the centre of England's greatest and most sustained achievement in art: the illumination of MSS. between AD 1000 and 1200. This book is the authoritative work on the subject. The narrative begins with the inception of the Anglo-Saxon impressionistic style; it traces the gradual development of Romanesque and Gothic and shows the important effects of Norman, French, Italian and Byzantine influences. Dr. Dodwell analyses the character and origin of Norman illumination, the problems of iconography and survivals of classical art. One of the bases of the study is a thorough knowledge of Canterbury scripts, which is most necessary for dating illumination. There are scholarly appendixes on illumination at Durham, Exeter and Winchester and a handlist of Canterbury MSS.". Seller Inventory # 006052
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Canterbury School of Illumination 1066-...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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