The Medieval World at our Fingertips

Harvey Miller Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History (HMSAH) C. de Hamel The Medieval World at our Fingertips Manuscript Illuminations from the Collection of Sandra Hindman 264 p., 1 b/w ill. + 200 colour ill., 220 x 280 mm, 2018 ISBN: 978-1-909400-88-7 Languages: English Hardback The publication is available. Retail price: EUR 125,00 print Share/Save/Bookmark This fascinating book offers a most engaging and fresh glimpse into the world of the Middle Ages. It accompanies an exhibit of some thirty diverse illuminated manuscript pages, and in a series of short descriptive essays on each of the miniatures the reader is taken on a remarkable journey from the twelfth to the sixteenth century, from which we can learn not only a great deal about the art of illumination, but also about the monasteries and cathedrals of Europe and such prominent medieval centres as the cities of London, Florence, Paris and Nuremberg. Moreover, Christopher de Hamel's wide knowledge and vivid reflections provide the historical and cultural context that help us to fully understand and truly appreciate these special works of art. The illuminated pages presented here are part of the impressive and broad-ranging collection assembled over twenty-five years by the medieval scholar and long-time Chicagoan Sandra Hindman. They represent both biblical and secular subjects and include the work of master illuminators such as Maestro Daddesco, Giovanni di Paolo and the Master of Mary of Burgundy. In addition to the colour reproductions of all the exhibited pages, the essays are sumptously illustrated with further related and comparative images, many of which are drawn from the collections of the Chicago Institute of Art itself. The Introduction to the volume is by the well-known medievalist James Marrow, and there is also a Catalogue by Matthew Westerby giving full details, descriptions, provenance and bibliography of the exhibited illuminations. Table of Contents Introduction Timeline The Essays 1. Crossing the Threshold 2. Illuminating Music 3. Why Saints Matter 4. Initiating the Renaissance 5. Cuttings and Collectors 6. Markint Time 7. Re-Enacting the Past 8. Reading the Bible Aloud 9. Painters as Illustrators 10. Nuns at Prayer 11. Gospels in German 12. Survivors of the Flood 13. Heir to the Kingdom 14. Masses of Missals 15. An Abbot's Extravagance in Nuremberg 16. Devotion and Domesticity 17. Pen to Press 18. On the Road 19. Leonardo in Miniature - Bibliographical Notes - The Catalogue, Matthew J. Westerby - List of Illustrations - Index of Names and Places Codice della Libreria 010876 - Language : english text Size: 220 x 280 Mm.Coll. C 4