Illuminating the End of Time: The Getty Apocalypse Manuscript
Nigel J. Morgan

The visionary nature of the Apocalypse--the biblical book of Revelation--along with its detailed descriptions of the end of the world have long made it ideal for illustration. In this richly illustrated book, all eighty-two of the Getty Apocalypse manuscript's images are reproduced in color for the first time.

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Beasts Factual and Fantastic
Elizabeth Morrison

Often, as in the case of the imaginary beasts that readers will encounter in this volume, artists depicted that which they did not see or know but which was nonetheless shaped by the prevailing beliefs, fears, and rudimentary science of the time. In other cases, manuscript illuminators recorded what they indeed did seewhich, centuries later, reveals much about the world in which they lived.

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Images in the Margins
Margot McIlwain Nishimura

An astonishing mix of mundane, playful, absurd, and monstrous beings, called marginalia, are found in the borders of English, French, and Italian manuscripts from the Gothic era. Unpredictable, topical, often irreverent, like the New Yorker cartoons of today, marginalia were a source of satire, serious social observation, and amusement for medieval readers.

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Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500
Elizabeth Morrison and Anne D. Hedeman

The first major publication to focus on exploring the ways in which text and illumination worked together to help show medieval readers the role and purpose of history.

(Paperback, $49.95)


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French Illuminated Manuscripts in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Thomas Kren

This volume introduces the public to the richness of the J. Paul Getty Museum's holdings in French manuscripts from the ninth to the eighteenth century.

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Italian Illuminated Manuscripts in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Thomas Kren and Kurt Barstow

This publication features Italian manuscript illumination from the ninth to the sixteenth centuries.

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Illuminated Manuscripts of Belgium and the Netherlands at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Thomas Kren

This volume, the fourth in the series on the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection of European illuminated manuscripts organized by region, includes works by the finest and most original artists for the most discerning patrons.

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Illuminated Manuscripts of Germany and Central Europe in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Thomas Kren

This beautifully illustrated volume explores the richness of the J. Paul Getty Museum's holdings in German and Central European manuscripts from the ninth to the eighteenth century.

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Fashion in the Middle Ages
Margaret Scott

This handsome volume explores the role of medieval fashions through illuminated manuscriptsfrom the luxurious garments worn by royalty to the modest clothes of the peasantry.

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Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts
A Guide to Technical Terms
Michelle P. Brown

This illustrated guide concisely explains technical terms related to illuminated manuscripts that are often encountered by museum-goers.

(Paperback, $18.95)


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