Project Gutenberg 2006-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 270 Bradley, John William 1830 1916 Bradley, J. W. (John William) Illuminated Manuscripts Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Project Rastko, Zoran Stefanovic, H.J. Bent and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. "Illuminated Manuscripts" by John William Bradley is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive exploration of the art of illumination, detailing its techniques, influences, and significance throughout various periods, as well as the different cultures that contributed to its development. It likely covers topics such as the materials used, various styles and the evolution of methods in manuscript decoration across the ages. The opening of the book introduces readers to the foundational concepts of art and illumination, distinguishing the aims and processes of illumination from those of miniature painting. Bradley elaborates on the origins of specific terms like 'illumination' and 'miniature,' setting the stage for a deeper understanding of the subject. He emphasizes that the art of illumination is about more than mere aesthetics; it seeks to enrich the experience of engaging with text. Additionally, the early chapters outline the materials, such as vellum and parchment, used in creating illuminated manuscripts, establishing a historical context for the subsequent discussions on various artistic styles and their cultural significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Illumination of books and manuscripts ND Text Art Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 533139 533219 2024-10-08T15:22:04.352123 2023-09-09T06:00:41.153420 text/html text/html 533516 2006-11-19T12:37:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3198201 2006-11-19T12:40:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3150099 2024-10-08T15:22:17.725557 application/epub+zip 3156910 2024-10-08T15:22:08.892123 application/epub+zip 259451 2024-10-08T15:22:07.088117 application/epub+zip 3423527 2024-10-08T15:22:24.545555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3365010 2024-10-08T15:22:16.334565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447024 2022-09-09T11:38:39.137821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480035 2024-10-08T15:22:02.684180 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 478146 2006-11-19T12:36:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 170521 2006-11-19T12:39:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 479548 2006-11-19T12:39:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 170576 2006-11-19T12:39:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20703 2024-10-08T15:22:24.697578 application/rdf+xml 14740 2024-10-08T15:22:07.687120 image/jpeg 3765 2024-10-08T15:22:07.388093 image/jpeg 3555139 2024-10-08T15:22:04.456149 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog