Description: Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta - A Sixteenth-Century Calligraphic Manuscript Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Joefnagel by Lee Hendrix, Thea Vignau-wilberg Now back in print, "the ultimate booklovers gift book" --Los Angeles Times FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Now back in print, "the ultimate booklovers gift book"—Los Angeles Times In 1561–62 the master calligrapher Georg Bocskay (died 1575), imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model Book of Calligraphy) as a demonstration of his own preeminence among scribes. Some thirty years later, Ferdinands grandson, the Emperor Rudolf II, commissioned Europes last great manuscript illuminator, Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1600), to embellish the work. The resulting book is at once a treasury of extraordinary beauty and a landmark in the cultural debate between word and image. Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historical scripts for a work that summarized all that had been learned about writing to date—a testament to the universal power of the written word. Hoefnagel, desiring to prove the superiority of his art over Bocskays words, employed every resource of illusionism, color, and form to devise all manner of brilliant grotesques, from flowers, fruit, insects, and animals to monsters and masks. Unavailable for nearly a decade, this gorgeous volume features over 180 color illustrations, as well as scholarly commentary and biographies of both artists, to inspire scholars, bibliophiles, graphic designers, typographers, and calligraphers. Author Biography Lee Hendrix retired in 2016 from her position as senior curator and head of the Department of Drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Her numerous books include Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II (Getty Publications, 1997) and The Art of the Pen: Calligraphy from the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II (Getty Publications, 2003), both coauthored with Thea Vignau-Wilberg. Thea Vignau-Wilberg is the retired curator of Netherlandish prints and drawings at the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich. She is the author of the catalogue raisonné Joris and Jacob Hoefnagel: Art and Science around 1600, published in German and English in 2017. Review "Its back! Out of print for a decade, this gorgeously produced, slip-cased facsimile edition of an exquisite Renaissance manuscript unfurls a battle between brilliant advocates for the beauty of the written word (Hungarian scribe Georg Bocskay) and the painted image (Flemish illuminator Joris Hoefnagel). The small volume, with a bonus alphabet book tucked in at the end, is a sheer pleasure to hold in your hands." Christopher Knight Los Angeles Times Review Quote " Its back! Out of print for a decade, this gorgeously produced, slip-cased facsimile edition of an exquisite Renaissance manuscript unfurls a battle between brilliant advocates for the beauty of the written word (Hungarian scribe Georg Bocskay) and the painted image (Flemish illuminator Joris Hoefnagel). The small volume, with a bonus alphabet book tucked in at the end, is a sheer pleasure to hold in your hands." Details ISBN1606066587 Author Thea Vignau-wilberg Short Title Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta Pages 424 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1606066587 ISBN-13 9781606066584 Format Hardcover Subtitle A Sixteenth-Century Calligraphic Manuscript Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel UK Release Date 2020-09-18 Imprint Getty Publications Place of Publication Los Angeles Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2020-09-18 US Release Date 2020-09-18 Publisher Getty Trust Publications Publication Date 2020-09-18 Audience Professional & Vocational Series Getty Publications - (Yale) DEWEY 745.61 AU Release Date 2020-09-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130933520;
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Book Title: Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta - A Sixteenth-Century Calligraphic Manuscript Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Joefnagel
Item Height: 196mm
Item Width: 138mm
Author: Thea Vignau-Wilberg, Lee Hendrix
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Writing
Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
Publication Year: 2020
Item Weight: 826g
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
