Harvey Miller Publishers, 27/11/Date: 1986 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 2.5381 in x 28.6802 in x 21.0660 in. Clean tight illustrated hardcover in jacket. Very good book in a very good dust jacket. 1986. Harvey Miller Publishers ISBN 0199210608 9780199210602 [GB]

Harvey Miller, London, first English edition, Date: 1986. Cloth, large 8vo, 28 cm,. 221, [2] pp, 210 illustrations, 32 colour plates with gold. From the preface by J.J.G. Alexander : "This book is an introduction to one of the most significant art-forms of the Middle Ages by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject, Professor Otto Pacht. It is not a history of book illumination in the conventional sense but a unique account of facts and ideas gathered during several decades of teaching and research. Based on lectures given at the University of Vienna, the present text not only examines all types of decoration and illumination from the point of view of format and style, but also goes far beyond the factual. The author explains the basic vocabulary and concepts by which this art-form is to be understood, and offers deep insights into the fundamental philosophy, theology, technology and cultural ambience that underlie the production of book illumination throughout its long history. In examining in detail the relationships between script and decoration, between image and frame, surface and space, Professor Pacht opens the reader's eyes to new aspects of the art of book illumination. He gives an invaluable account of the transition from roll to codex and the resulting problems and solutions affecting page lay-out; and he analyzes the function and development of the initial, the traditions of Bible, Psalter and Apocalypse illustration, and the ...

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN 0199210608 9780199210602 [US]

ISBN10: 0199210608, ISBN13: 9780199210602, [publisher: Harvey Miller Publishers, UK] Hardcover A really wonderful text. Transl. pp221.[2]. Illus. Col Plts. XXXII. DW in archival sleeve.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1986]
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London: Harvey Miller Publishers / Oxford University Press, Date: 1986. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 223 pages. Index of Manuscripts. General index. Glossary. Otto Pacht Bibliography. Select Bibliography. List of Illustrations. Footnotes. Translated from the German first edition. "An introduction to one of the most significant art-forms of the Middle Ages by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject... a unique account of facts and ideas gathered during several decades of teaching and research... Not only examines all types of decoration and illumination from the point of view of format and style, but also goes far beyond the factual... Explains the basic vocabulary and concepts by which this art-form is to be understood, and offers deep insights into the fundamental philosophy, theology, technology and cultural ambience that underlie the production of book illumination throughout its long history." - from dust jacket. Colour plates. A well-travelled former library copy with usual markings. Attractive dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Usual library markings to book. Binding open at plate XVI. Please note: missing plates VII-X and XXIII-XXVI. A worthy reading copy of this impressive work.. 1986. Harvey Miller Publishers / Oxford University Press ISBN 0199210608 9780199210602 [CA]

Oxford University Press, Date: 1987-03-05. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1987. Oxford University Press ISBN 0199210608 9780199210602 [US]