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Pen and parchment : drawing in the Middle Ages / Melanie Holcomb ; with contributions by Lisa Bessette ... [et al.]
Record details
- ISBN: 9780300148947 (yale university press (hc))
- ISBN: 0300148941 (yale university press (hc))
- ISBN: 9781588393180 (the metropolitan museum of art (hc))
- ISBN: 1588393186 (the metropolitan museum of art (hc))
- Physical Description: xii, 188 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from June 2 to August 23, 2009. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-176) and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Strokes of genius: the draftsman's art in the Middle Ages / Melanie Holcomb. |
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| Subject: | Drawing, Medieval > Exhibitions. |
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Pen and Parchment : Drawing in the Middle Ages
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.
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