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What is a florilegium? What is an incipit? What is batarde script? This bookpart of the Museum's popular Looking at seriesoffers definitions of these and numerous other techniques, processes, and materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by the museum-goer are presented in an easily portable format. With numerous illustrations, many of them in color, this volume will be invaluable to all readers wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of illuminated manuscripts. What is a breviary? What is an antiphonal? What is an incipit? This illustrated book offers definitions of the techniques, processes, and materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms. Included are numerous illustrations drawn from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and The British Library This illustrated text answers questions about the making of illuminated manuscripts, offering definitions of the techniques, processes and materials used and discussing textual and illustrative contents. The technical terms included are accompanied by example

Author

Michelle P. Brown, Brown, Michelle

Publisher

The J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the British Library

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780712303347

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, Computer Science, Art

Rating

3.99 / 5 (74 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14