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Illuminating the End of Time: The Getty Apocalypse Manuscript by Nigel J Morgan Synopsis The visionary nature of the Apocalypse—the biblical book of Revelation—along with its detailed descriptions of the end of the world have long made it ideal for illustration. Illuminated texts of the Apocalypse were particularly popular in... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover 
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The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry by Jean Longnon Publisher Comments One of the most successful art books of all time is now available in paperback for the first time. In their now-classic texts, Longnon and Cazelles recount the history of this work from its inception up until modern times. 139 color plates.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Bible of Illuminated Letters: A Treasury of Decorative Calligraphy by Margaret Morgan and Rosemary Buczek Publisher Comments (back cover) Illumination—the creation of elaborate, decorated letters and initials—reached its apogee in the monasteries of medieval Europe. Embellished with gold leaf, the illuminated letters of those early scribes seemed to reflect light... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Spiral
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The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry (Leather-Bound, Slipcased) by Jean Longon Publisher Comments One of the miracles of art history. "The book is a work of astonishing beauty. Its yellowing vellum pages of handwritten text are exquisitely decorated with illuminated capitals and tiny brightly colored miniatures of religious subjects and scenes from... (read more) List Price $125.00 Your price: $60.00 Used - Hardcover
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An Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II by Lee Hendrix Publisher Comments Included in the magnificent pages of the Mira calligraphiae monumenta are two alphabets. Executed by an unknown hand, the first consists of Roman capital letters; the other is Gothic lower-case letters. As with the calligraphy of Bocskay described above,... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Icons (07 Edition) by Robin Cormack Publisher Comments Byzantine and Russian Orthodox icons are perhaps the most enduring form of religious art ever developed--and one of the most mysterious. This book, featuring the painted panels made for churches and for prayer at home, provides an accessible guide to... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin by Bernard Meehan Publisher Comments The Book of Kells is a masterpiece of medieval art--a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. The strange imagination... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Lindisfarne Gospels by Janet Backhouse Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94) and index.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance by Pia Palladino Synopsis This book presents one of the finest private collections of Italian manuscripts ever assembled after the First World War. Comparable only to the legendary Cini Collection in Venice, it was formed by Robert Lehman to complement his father's holdings of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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120 Great Paintings from Medieval Illuminated Books Platinum DVD and Book (Electronic Clip Art) by Carol Belanger Grafton Publisher Comments This glorious collection of medieval images is drawn from manuscripts dating back to the 8th century. The diverse assortment ranges from biblical and pastoral scenes to mythical beasts, and from exquisitely rendered flowers to knights in armor preparing... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $24.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500 by Elizabeth Morrison Publisher Comments From around 1250 to the close of the fifteenth century, the most important and original work being done in secular illumination was unquestionably in French vernacular history manuscripts. This volume celebrates the vivid historical imagery produced... (read more) Your price: $49.95 New - Trade Paper
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Holy Cards by Barbara Calamari Publisher Comments Holy cards offer comfort, consolation, and encouragement to Catholics, who often carry these portable images with them and use them in daily religious rituals. Given as remembrances at wakes and funerals, Communions, and confirmations, holy cards... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Masterpieces of Illumination by Ingo Walther Publisher Comments Famous Manuscripts - The fascinating world of medieval miniature painting and... (read more) Your price: $33.00 Used - Hardcover
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Winchester Bible by Claire Donovan Book News Annotation Describes a 12th-century Bible made at Winchester Cathedral, and now in the library there. Includes many color and black-and-white photographs of the illuminated pages. The volume was never finished, and so gives important information about the... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Luttrell Psalter by Jane Backhouse Book News Annotation Written and illuminated in the early 14th century, the Luttrell Psalter is one of the best-known English manuscripts. Backhouse (curator of illuminated manuscripts, The British Library) describes the manuscript's creation and history. With 37 color... (read more) Your price: $95.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen by Matthew Fox List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination (77 Edition) by John Williams List Price $10.95 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Manuscript Painting At the Court of France: the Fourteenth Century, 1310-1380 (78 Edition) by Avril List Price $11.95 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Histoire naturelle des Indes :the Drake manuscript in the Pierpont Morgan Library by Francis Drake List Price $59.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Grandes Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry by Marcel Thomas Your price: $75.00 Rare Books - Hardcover
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