| ISBN |
1909400882 (hbk.) |
| 9781909400887 (hbk.) |
| Author |
De Hamel, Christopher 1950- |
| Title |
The medieval world at our fingertips : manuscript illuminations from the collection of Sandra Hindman / Christopher de Hamel ; introduction by James H. Marrow ; catalogue by Matthew J. Westerby |
| Publisher |
London : Harvey Miller Publishers, 2018 |
| Physical desc. |
264 pages ; illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history |
| Note |
Series statement from the publisher. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / James H. Marrow -- Timeline -- The essays / Christopher de Hamel. Crossing the threshold -- Illuminated music -- Why saints matter -- Initiating the Renaissance -- Cuttings and collectors -- Marking time -- Re-enacting the past -- Reading the Bible aloud -- Painters as illuminators -- Nuns at prayer -- Gospels in German -- Survivors of the flood -- Heir to the kingdom -- Masses of missals -- An abbot's extravagance in Nuremberg -- Devotion and domesticity -- Pen to press -- On the road -- Leonardo in miniature -- The catalogue. |
| Person as subject |
Hindman, Sandra -- 1944- Art collections -- Exhibitions |
| Corporate name |
Art Institute of Chicago -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Exhibitions |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance -- Exhibitions |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Exhibitions |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance -- Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Exhibitions |
| Manuscripts -- Private collections -- United States -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
Marrow, James H. |
| Westerby, Matthew J. |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Art Institute of Chicago |
