Illuminating the Epic: The Kassel Willehalm Codex and the Landgraves of Hesse in the Early Fourteenth Century (Monographs on the Fine Arts) [Hardcover]

Joan A. Holladay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1997 | Series: Monographs on the Fine Arts (Book 54)

Illuminated for Heinrich II of Hesse in 1334, this important manuscript sheds light on artistic practice and purpose at small courts in the later Middle Ages.

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From Library Journal

This examination of a 13th-century manuscript that "disappeared" during World War II, only to be recently rediscovered, is a debut publication for Holladay (art and art history, Univ. of Texas, Austin). The scholarship is obvious, but the text remains very readable. Holladay traces the influence of the manuscript's patron, a 13th-century German noble, and situates the work in the context of the contemporary politics and society. Examining stylistic and organizational elements of the codex, she strives to depict its artistry and history. Yet the black-and-white illustrations are disappointing; color would have been a better testament to the art. Holladay neatly covers the visual details of this beautiful illuminated manuscript, but readers should note that the epic poem itself is not examined at length. Recommended for specialized art collections or larger academic libraries.?Karen Ellis, Baldwin Boettcher Lib., Humble, Tex.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: University of Washington Press (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0295975911
• ISBN-13: 978-0295975917
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
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