The art of illumination
- 376pages
- 14 heures de lecture
One of the most lavishly illustrated codices of the Middle Ages, the "Belles Heures" (1405-1408/9) is the only manuscript executed in its entirety by the famed Limbourg brothers.
Timothy Husband Ordre des livres
Timothy B. Husband a consacré plus de quarante ans à l'étude et à la curation de l'art de la fin du Moyen Âge, avec un accent particulier sur le monde germanophone. Son expertise couvre un large éventail de médias, y compris la sculpture, les tapisseries, l'orfèvrerie, la céramique, les manuscrits et les vitraux. Au cours de sa longue carrière au Metropolitan Museum of Art, il a organisé de nombreuses expositions importantes et a publié des ouvrages qui éclairent le monde fascinant de l'art médiéval, en particulier l'enluminure des manuscrits.
- 2009
- 1997
European glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
This beautifully illustrated volume presents sixty-eight objects from one of the world's finest collections of post-classical glass--including such marvels as glass imitating rock-crystal and other semi-precious stones, glass formed into large and intricate shapes, and glass decorated withengraving, enameling, gilding, and carving. Each object is painstakingly described and a series of essays provide a wealth of background information.
