Images in the Margins
$34.39
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2009
Summary
Medieval Marginalia: A World of Wonders in the Borders
Images in the Margins is the third in the popular Medieval Imagination series of small, affordable books drawing on manuscript illumination in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Library. Each volume focuses on a particular theme and provides an accessible, delightful introduction to the imagination of the medieval world.
An astonishing mix of mundane, playful, absurd, and monstrous being…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780892369829 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0892369825 |
| Series: | Medieval Imagination |
| Author: | Margot Nishimura |
| Publisher: | Getty Trust Publications |
| Imprint: | J. Paul Getty Museum |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 468g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 195mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
“A truly unique and sublime visual study into medieval artistry - awe-inspiring in its detail and imagination.” Harry Bliss, cover artist for the New Yorker; “One of a series of well-produced books that showcases the riches of the Getty’s collections.” Reference and Research Book News; “The reproductions are intricate and lovely puzzles for the grown-up eyeball/mind, so beauteously high-coloured and attractive that it is hard to stop looking.” Lincoln County News (Damariscotta, Maine); “Strikes the perfect tone, focusing in each instance on the role of marginalia within its manuscript.” Comitatus, A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
About The Author
Margot Nishimura
Margot McIlwain Nishimura teaches the history of medieval art at the Rhode Island School of Design. She was introduced to the study of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts as an undergraduate intern in the Department of Medieval Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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