- Hardcover: 1 pages
- Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Jan 1 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0500017328
- ISBN-13: 978-0500017326
- Product Dimensions: 30.8 x 24 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,019,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As a result of Moorish invasions, early Spain saw Islamic influences on art, architecture, and culture, including?ironically?Christian art. Focusing on the illuminated manuscripts of 10th- and 11th-century Spain, this book beautifully portrays those influences. Gorgeous color plates make up almost half the content. In this scholarly and well-researched book, Mentre (history of arts and religion, Sorbonne) dissects the illustrations by motif, element, style, and influence, making a strong case for defining Mozarabic (the period when Spain was dominated by Islam) as a distinctive art style. Mentre's arguments are very specialized, however. This volume would stand well in collections on illuminated manuscripts or early medieval art in larger academic libraries.?Karen Ellis, Baldwin Boettcher Lib., Humble, Tex.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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As the end of the first millennium drew near, the beleaguered Christian communities of Spain, still dominated by Islam, were experiencing a profound spiritual crisis. Cut off from the rest of Europe and obsessed by the imminence of God's judgement, these people made of their illuminated manuscripts art forms of extraordinary expressive power. More than 20 manuscripts survive, dating from 900 to 1100, all illuminated in a bizarre and colourful style known as Mozarabic, and depicting an invented world peopled by angelic warriors, demons and beasts, exotic birds and serpents and luxuriant trees. The Beatus manuscripts, based on the commentary written three centuries earlier by the monk Beatus of Liebana, are the largest, but not only body of such work. There are Bibles, and a small number of other religious texts, all sharing the same apocalyptic vision as recounted in the Revelation of St John the Divine. This study explores the context and role of the illuminations and explains their dense theological meaning without dissipating their magic.
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thorough without overdoing it,
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This review is from: Illuminated Manuscripts Of Medieval Spain (Hardcover)
This is the book to start your adventures in Medieval Spanish illumination. This looks at the influences of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic art - the fact that the majority of the plates are in color can only add to the value of the very reasonable price.Highly recommended for anyone engaged in reproduction of this style of art. Beautiful rendition of the colors of the original MSS.
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This review is from: Illuminated Manuscripts Of Medieval Spain (Hardcover)
The fantastic pictures of the manuscripts alone are worth the pricetag on this book. But don't buy it for that reason alone. Mireille Mentre has managed to strike an impressive balance between descriptive text, academic discussion, and outstanding photography. While the organization of the book as a whole suffers slightly from what appears to be the publication of parts of an excellent doctoral dissertation, anyone interested in the history of medieval Spanish illumination (especially members of organizations like the Society for Creative Anachronism) would do well to add this text to their library.
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The quality of the reproductions in this book alone is worth the price tag. The fact that this book is in English (much of the material on this subject is not) makes it a valuable resource as well. Mireille Mentre is one of the leading students of Spanish medieval manuscripts, and this book surveys the most important pre-Romanesque (mozarabic) examples. This is a somewhat conventional art-historical analysis, as Mentre traces the development of the mozarabic style through numerous examples. The chapters are as follows:1. Context and characteristics of mozarabic painting 2. Foundations and development of a distinctive style 3. The role and function of painting and illumination 4. Design and pictorial treatment 5. Painting and spirituality There are also appendices listing principal mozarabic manuscripts and dated manuscripts, as well as an extensive bibliography about the subject. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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thorough without overdoing it,
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This is the book to start your adventures in Medieval Spanish illumination. This looks at the influences of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic art - the fact that the majority of the plates are in color can only add to the value of the very reasonable price.Highly recommended for anyone engaged in reproduction of this style of art. Beautiful rendition of the colors of the original MSS. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This review is from: Illuminated Manuscripts Of Medieval Spain (Hardcover)
The fantastic pictures of the manuscripts alone are worth the pricetag on this book. But don't buy it for that reason alone. Mireille Mentre has managed to strike an impressive balance between descriptive text, academic discussion, and outstanding photography. While the organization of the book as a whole suffers slightly from what appears to be the publication of parts of an excellent doctoral dissertation, anyone interested in the history of medieval Spanish illumination (especially members of organizations like the Society for Creative Anachronism) would do well to add this text to their library.
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