Gothic Manuscripts: c. 1260-1320 (A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in France) [Hardcover]

Alison Stones (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1872501958 | ISBN-13: 978-1872501956 | Publication Date: November 15, 2011

French culture in the period c. 1260-1320 is marked by a surge in demand for fine illustrated books of all kinds--science, medicine, law, philosophy, literature in verse and prose, alongside books for private devotion and liturgical celebration. Some patrons were well-known rulers, court figures, or members of the clergy, but others were less significant players on the political or ecclesiastical scene, many of them unimportant in rank or unknown by name. The so-called 'courtly style' emerges at the beginning of this period, yet books made in provincial centres manifest a vital independence and originality due to fruitful interaction with neighbouring cultures--the linguistic, literary, and artistic traditions of England, the Iberian kingdoms, the Empire. Ecclesiastical structures offered different and complementary cultural networks. By the end of this period French art had assimilated this rich variety of regional works and styles, and patterns to be played out in the following centuries were in place.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Harvey Miller Publishers (November 15, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1872501958
• ISBN-13: 978-1872501956
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