ISBN 9780892364725 | 0892364726 Textbooks - "Nature Illuminated Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II Getty Trust Publications J Paul Getty Museum" by Hendrix Lee Hendrix Thea VignauWilberg Lee Hendrix Thea VignauWilberg Lee Editor Bocskay Georg Hoefnagel Joris Hendrix Lee VignauWilberg Thea Edi

Authors: Hendrix - Lee Hendrix - Thea Vignau-Wilberg - Lee Hendrix; Thea Vignau-Wilberg - Lee (Edit…
ISBN 10: 0892364726
ISBN 13: 9780892364725
Edition: 1
Release: July 10, 1997
Format: Hardcover (64 pages)
List Price: $14.95
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Tags: Arts & Photography, History & Criticism, Regional,

Book Description:
The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a brilliant demonstration of two arts--calligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf's predecessor, Ferdinand I, commissioned master calligrapher Georg Bocskay to create a model book of calligraphy. A preeminent scribe, Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic scripts. Years later, at Rudolf's behest, miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel filled the spaces on each manuscript page with insects, fruits, flowers, and other botanical images. The combination of word and illustration is rare and, on its tiny scale, constitutes one of the marvels of the Central European Renaissance. Nature Illuminated reproduces forty-one pages from the original codex. Those who love and collect beautiful books will be endlessly fascinated by Hoefnagel's imagery and invention. The accompanying commentary identifies and explains the details of Hoefnagel's exquisitely crafted illuminations.

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Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum)