The Animated Alphabet - Couverture souple

Demeude, Hugues

 
9780500279083: The Animated Alphabet
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 050027908X ISBN 13 : 9780500279083
Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Letters have a mysterious and cabbalistic quality that has been recognized at least since Roman times. The illuminated initials of medieval manuscripts, ranging from Romanesque exuberance to Gothic excess, paved the way. Here were not only biblical scenes, but mythical beasts and human figures that were the direct precursors of the zoomorphic and anthropomorphic alphabets of the Renaissance and later. The invention of printing led to ornamented letters presenting historical and mythical events, romantic landscapes, trees, flowers, buildings, clowns, devils, naked figures, children and animals. This book examines the history of the decorated letter using examples from the 8th to the 20th century which include sacred illuminated manuscripts and mass-produced postcards.

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Éditeur
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
050027908X
ISBN 13 
9780500279083
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Klondyke B.V.
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