The Psalter of Robert de Lisle in the British Library

The Psalter of Robert de Lisle in the British Library
Author: Lucy Freeman Sandler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN:

One of the major examples of 14th-century English illumination, the Psalter of Robert de Lisle is among the outstanding treasures in the British Library. The new paperback edition includes the complete illustration cycle reproduced in colour, each miniature being accompanied by the same detailed introductory text as in the original edition. The illustrations are preceded by a compre- hensive introduction treating the style and iconography of the miniatures in the context of contemporary English painting, analysing the pictorial and textual components of the unusual and elaborate moral and theological dia- grams, and offering conclusions about patronage, date and provenance. An appendix provides a handlist of more than thirty manuscripts containing the same group of diagrams, known as the Speculum theologie, with a group of additional copies research since the first edition. This edition also has a new preface and postscript which evaluate recent research bearing on the manuscript, as well as an updated bibliography. 'The Psalter is one of the masterpieces of English Gothic Illumination from the first half of the four- teenth century ... Sandler's book is a welcome contribution to the Literature.'

Medieval Monsters

Medieval Monsters
Author: Damien Kempf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Christian art and symbolism
ISBN: 9780712357906

From satyrs and sea creatures to griffins and dragons, monsters lay at the heart of the medieval world. Believed to dwell in exotic, remote areas, these inexplicable parts of God's creation aroused fear, curiosity, and wonder in equal measure. Powerfully captured in the illustrations of manuscripts, such as bestiaries, travel books, and devotional works, they continue to delight audiences today with their vitality and humor. Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists' imaginations to remarkable heights. Half-human hybrids of land and sea mingle with bewitching demons, blemmyae, cyclops, and multi-headed beasts of nightmare and comic grotesques. Over 100 wondrous and terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind.

The Queen Mary Psalter

The Queen Mary Psalter
Author: Anne Rudloff Stanton
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2001
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780871699169

Illuminated manuscripts are among the more intimate works of art surviving from the medieval period. The Queen Mary Psalter (c. 1316?-21) has long been recognized as one of the most outstanding English Gothic manuscripts. Its devotional texts are framed by an encyclopedic series of narrative images painted in a delicate and courtly style. The psalms are introduced by an Old Testament preface in which tinted drawings are explained by French captions. The psalm decoration incorp. a combination of framed illuminations of the life of Christ at the beginnings of important psalms, and tinted drawings in the bottom margin of every page that tell stories ranging from the bestiary to the lives of the saints. Winner of the 2000 Millennium Award. 100+ illus.

Art, Identity and Devotion in Fourteenth-century England

Art, Identity and Devotion in Fourteenth-century England
Author: Kathryn Ann Smith
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780802086914

Examines the De Lisle hours of Margaret de Beauchamp, the De Bois hours (Dubois hours) of Hawisia de Bois, and the Neville of Hornby hours of Isabel de Byron.

Mixed Metaphors

Mixed Metaphors
Author: Stefanie Knöll
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2015-06-18
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1443879223

This groundbreaking collection of essays by a host of international authorities addresses the many aspects of the Danse Macabre, a subject that has been too often overlooked in Anglo-American scholarship. The Danse was once a major motif that occurred in many different media and spread across Europe in the course of the fifteenth century, from France to England, Germany, Scandinavia, Poland, Spain, Italy and Istria. Yet the Danse is hard to define because it mixes metaphors, such as dance, di ...

Early Medieval Text and Image Volume 2

Early Medieval Text and Image Volume 2
Author: Jennifer O'Reilly
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2019-06-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 100000872X

When she died in 2016, Dr Jennifer O’Reilly left behind a body of published and unpublished work in three areas of medieval studies: the iconography of the Gospel Books produced in early medieval Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England; the writings of Bede and his older Irish contemporary, Adomnán of Iona; and the early lives of Thomas Becket. In these three areas she explored the connections between historical texts, artistic images and biblical exegesis. This volume brings together seventeen essays, published between 1984 and 2013, on the interplay of texts and images in medieval art. Most focus on the manuscript art of early medieval Ireland and England. The first section includes four studies of the Codex Amiatinus, produced in Northumbria in the monastic community of Bede. The second section contains seven essays on the iconography and text of the Book of Kells. In the third section there are five studies of Anglo-Saxon Art, examined in the context of the Benedictine Reform. A concluding essay, on the medieval iconography of the two trees in Eden, traces the development of a motif from Late Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages.(CS1080)

Vision, Devotion, and Self-Representation in Late Medieval Art

Vision, Devotion, and Self-Representation in Late Medieval Art
Author: Alexa Sand
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2014-03-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1107032229

Focuses on one of the most attractive features of late medieval manuscript illumination: the portrait of the book owner at prayer within the pages of her prayer-book.

The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination

The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination
Author: Christopher De Hamel
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780802081735

An introduction to the history and techniques of manuscript illumination that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of craftspeople at work.