Early Medieval Bible Illumination and the Ashburnham Pentateuch (Paperback)

This book focuses on the Ashburnham Pentateuch, an early medieval illuminated manuscript of the Old Testament whose pictures are among the earliest surviving and most extensive biblical illustrations. Dorothy Verkerk shows how the lively and complex illustrations of Genesis and Exodus, which incorporate references to contemporary life, were used to explain important church teachings. She provides a key to understanding the relationship between the text and pictures. Verkerk also argues that the manuscript was created in Italy, thereby solving a mystery that has baffled scholars for the last century and demonstrating that early medieval Italian artists were capable of complex innovations in the field of the visual arts.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Dorothy Verkerk
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-40200-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Illustration Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	1-107-40200-X
Barcode:	9781107402003

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