Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum
Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum1993
About this book
The Getty Museum's collection of illuminated manuscripts, featured in this book, comprises masterpieces of medieval and Renaissance art. Dating from the tenth to the sixteenth century, they were produced in France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, and the eastern Mediterranean.
Among the highlights are four Ottonian manuscripts, Romanesque treasures from Germany, Italy, and France, and English Gothic Apocalypse, and late medieval manuscripts painted by such masters as Jean Fouquet, Girolamo da Cremona, Simon Marmion, and Joris Hoefnagel. Included are liturgical books, devotional books for private use, books of the Bible, histories by Giovanni Boccaccio and Jean Froissart, and a Model Book of Calligraphy.
Details
- First published
- 1993
- OL Work ID
- OL1802870W
Subjects
Classical antiquitiesSculpture, EuropeanIllumination of books and manuscriptsDecorative artsDrawing, EuropeanIllumination of books and manuscripts, EuropeanCatalogsCollectionneurs et collectionsPhotographiesDrawingPhotographie artistiquePhotograph collectionsEuropean Illumination of books and manuscriptsIllumination of books and manuscripts, RenaissanceBronze ageIron ageCollections de photographiesEuropean Sculpture