Imperial splendor : the art of the book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1500
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Imperial splendor : the art of the book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1500
Morgan Library & Museum, in association with D Giles Ltd., c2021
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  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
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  Nagano
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  Shizuoka
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  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
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First published in 2021 by Giles
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, Oct. 15, 2021-Jan. 23, 2022
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-212) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Focusing on production and patronage, this new volume features over 150 images of magnificently illustrated books and precious bindings, drawn largely from North American collections. The book's three sections are arranged chronologically, yet in each case with a different thematic focus. Opening with a look at the precedents set by the Carolingian forerunners of the Empire, the first section considers deluxe imperial manuscripts associated with the Ottonian emperors. The second section examines the role of imperial monasteries in the production of manuscripts, considering in particular the patronage of aristocratic elites. The final section offers a tour of imperial cities in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, from Vienna and Prague to Augsburg and Nuremberg. This final stop considers the impact of Albrecht Durer and humanism on the arts of the
book. The volume features a glossary, indexes, and maps showing the shifting borders of the Empire over 700 years.
Table of Contents
- Director's Foreword by Colin B. Bailey
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- I Introduction
- II Imperial Networks
- III Imperial Monasteries
- IV Imperial Cities
- The Main Imperial Dynasties
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index of Objects
- General Index
- Credits
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