Project Gutenberg 2015-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 120 Farnsworth, Sidney 1886 1926 Illumination and Its Development in the Present Day Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Illumination and Its Development in the Present Day" by Sidney Farnsworth is a guidebook on the art of illumination, written in the early 20th century. The work aims to blend historical context with practical techniques for students interested in this artistic craft. Farnsworth emphasizes the significance of mastering calligraphy as a foundation for illumination, highlighting its evolution from early writing methods to contemporary applications. The opening of the book provides an introduction to illumination, detailing its historical roots, the progression from ancient writing styles, and the imperative connection between writing and decoration. It discusses various writing instruments and materials used throughout history, and sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the techniques involved in producing illuminated manuscripts today. Farnsworth expresses a desire to inspire students to appreciate the artistry of illumination and to encourage them to master its fundamental principles, ensuring that this traditional art form remains relevant and enriched in modern practice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Illumination of books and manuscripts ND Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 441795 441953 2024-09-20T07:31:38.460208 2023-09-21T04:26:10.998073 text/html text/html 425138 2015-02-04T09:29:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 4860756 2015-02-04T09:29:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5411495 2024-09-20T07:31:49.681852 application/epub+zip 5408200 2024-09-20T07:31:41.174234 application/epub+zip 250583 2024-09-20T07:31:39.682217 application/epub+zip 5522074 2024-09-20T07:31:55.456665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5455859 2024-09-20T07:31:48.380755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308126 2022-09-21T19:58:02.015397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341590 341384 2024-09-20T07:31:36.871361 2023-09-21T04:26:09.352028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 341846 2015-02-04T09:29:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 114922 2015-02-04T09:29:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17865 2024-09-20T07:31:55.605614 application/rdf+xml 23557 2024-09-20T07:31:39.831215 image/jpeg 3215 2024-09-20T07:31:39.759195 image/jpeg 4876513 2024-09-20T07:31:38.922220 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