Illuminated Manuscripts

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Author

Bradley, John William, 1830-1916

Credits

Produced by Project Rastko, Zoran Stefanovic, H.J. Bent and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net.

Language

English

LoC Class

ND: Fine Arts: Painting

Subject

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Category

Text

eBook-No.

19870

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19870

Release Date

November 19, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Illuminated Manuscripts — John Bradley — Bracken Books London
2. 2.CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTORY
3. 3.CHAPTER II — VELLUM AND OTHER MATERIALS
4. 4.CHAPTER III — WRITING
5. 5.CHAPTER IV — GREEK AND ROMAN ILLUMINATION
6. 6.CHAPTER V — BYZANTINE ILLUMINATION
7. 7.CHAPTER VI — CELTIC ILLUMINATION
8. 8.CHAPTER VII — CELTIC ILLUMINATION— continued
9. 9.CHAPTER VIII — SEMI-BARBARIC ILLUMINATION
10. 10.CHAPTER IX — DEVELOPMENT OF THE INITIAL
11. 11.CHAPTER X — FIRST ENGLISH STYLES
12. 12.CHAPTER XI — CAROLINGIAN ILLUMINATION
13. 13.CHAPTER XII — MONASTIC ILLUMINATION
14. 14.CHAPTER XIII — MONASTIC ILLUMINATION— continued
15. 15.CHAPTER XIV — OTHONIAN ILLUMINATION
16. 16.CHAPTER XV — FRANCONIAN ILLUMINATION
17. 17.CHAPTER XVI — ARTISTIC EDUCATION IN THE CLOISTER
18. 18.CHAPTER XVII — THE RISE OF GOTHIC ILLUMINATION
19. 19.CHAPTER I — THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUMINATION
20. 20.CHAPTER II — RISE OF NATIONAL STYLES
21. 21.CHAPTER III — FRENCH ILLUMINATION FROM THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY TO THE RENAISSANCE
22. 22.CHAPTER IV — ENGLISH ILLUMINATION FROM THE TENTH TO THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
23. 23.CHAPTER V — THE SOURCES OF ENGLISH FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ILLUMINATION
24. 24.CHAPTER VI — ITALIAN ILLUMINATION
25. 25.CHAPTER VII — GERMAN ILLUMINATION FROM THE THIRTEENTH TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
26. 26.CHAPTER VIII — NETHERLANDISH ILLUMINATION
27. 27.CHAPTER IX — THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
28. 28.CHAPTER X — SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE ILLUMINATION
29. 29.CHAPTER XI — ILLUMINATION SINCE THE INVENTION OF PRINTING
30. 30.INDEX — ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
31. 31.CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTORY
32. 32.CHAPTER II — VELLUM AND OTHER MATERIALS
33. 33.CHAPTER III — WRITING — CIRCA FOURTH CENTURY. — SIXTH CENTURY. — SEVENTH CENTURY. — NINTH CENTURY. — TEXTS IN USE IN WESTERN EUROPE BEFORE THE AGE OF CHARLEMAGNE.
34. 34.CHAPTER IV — GREEK AND ROMAN ILLUMINATION
35. 35.CHAPTER V — BYZANTINE ILLUMINATION
36. 36.CHAPTER VI — CELTIC ILLUMINATION
37. 37.CHAPTER VII — CELTIC ILLUMINATION— continued
38. 38.CHAPTER VIII — SEMI-BARBARIC ILLUMINATION
39. 39.CHAPTER IX — DEVELOPMENT OF THE INITIAL
40. 40.CHAPTER X — FIRST ENGLISH STYLES
41. 41.CHAPTER XI — CAROLINGIAN ILLUMINATION
42. 42.CHAPTER XII — MONASTIC ILLUMINATION
43. 43.CHAPTER XIII — MONASTIC ILLUMINATION— continued
44. 44.CHAPTER XIV — OTHONIAN ILLUMINATION
45. 45.CHAPTER XV — FRANCONIAN ILLUMINATION
46. 46.CHAPTER XVI — ARTISTIC EDUCATION IN THE CLOISTER
47. 47.CHAPTER XVII — THE RISE OF GOTHIC ILLUMINATION
48. 48.BOOK II
49. 49.CHAPTER I — THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUMINATION
50. 50.CHAPTER II — RISE OF NATIONAL STYLES
51. 51.CHAPTER III — FRENCH ILLUMINATION FROM THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY TO THE RENAISSANCE
52. 52.CHAPTER IV — ENGLISH ILLUMINATION FROM THE TENTH TO THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
53. 53.CHAPTER V — THE SOURCES OF ENGLISH FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ILLUMINATION
54. 54.CHAPTER VI — ITALIAN ILLUMINATION
55. 55.CHAPTER VII — GERMAN ILLUMINATION FROM THE THIRTEENTH TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
56. 56.CHAPTER VIII — NETHERLANDISH ILLUMINATION
57. 57.CHAPTER IX — THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
58. 58.CHAPTER X — SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE ILLUMINATION
59. 59.CHAPTER XI — ILLUMINATION SINCE THE INVENTION OF PRINTING
60. 60.MANUSCRIPTS THAT MAY BE CONSULTED AS EXAMPLES — CLASSICAL AND EARLY CHRISTIAN — BYZANTINE — IRISH OR CELTIC — CAROLINGIAN — WINCHESTER WORK AND SIMILAR — MONASTIC STYLES — FRENCH AND ANGLO-FRENCH GOTHIC — GERMAN AND BOHEMIAN — SICILIAN AND ITALIAN — RENAISSANCE ILLUMINATION — ITALIAN — FRENCH — ENGLISH ILLUMINATION — FROM THE THIRTEENTH TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY — SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
61. 61.BIBLIOGRAPHY
62. 62.INDEX

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