The Painted page : Italian Renaissance book illumination, 1450-1550 / edited by Jonathan J.G. Alexander ; with contributions by Jonathan J.G. Alexander [and others]

Munich ; New York, N.Y. : Prestel, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm. Notes; Exhibition catalog. ""Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994-22 January 1995; The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February-7 May 1995""--Title page verso Catalogue of the exhibition held Royal Academy of Arts, London 27 October 1994 - 22 January 1995 and travelling to The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February - 7 May 1995. Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-269)-and indexes. Catalogue was first published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 27 October 1994 - 22 January 1995 and The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 15 February - 7 May 1995. Contents; Patrons, libraries and illuminators in the Italian Renaissance / Jonathan J.G. Alexander -- The Italian Renaissance miniature / Giordana Mariani Canova -- The hand-illumination of printed books in Italy 1465-1515 / Lilian Armstrong -- Catalogue. Liturgical and biblical manuscripts ; Renaissance patrons and libraries ; Classical and humanist texts ; 'All'antica' ; The hand-illuminated printed book ; Illuminators and their methods of work ; Choir books ; The sixteenth century -- Glossary. Subjects; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) Pierpont Morgan Library.