The art of illumination
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One of the most lavishly illustrated codices of the Middle Ages, the "Belles Heures" (1405-1408/9) is the only manuscript executed in its entirety by the famed Limbourg brothers.
Timothy B. Husband sa vyše štyridsať rokov venuje štúdiu a kurátorstvu umenia neskorého stredoveku, predovšetkým z nemecky hovoriacich oblastí. Jeho odborné zameranie zahŕňa širokú škálu médií, od sochárstva a tapisérií po remeslá zo zlata, keramiku, rukopisy a vitráže. Počas svojej dlhoročnej kariéry v Metropolitnom múzeu umenia zorganizoval množstvo významných výstav a publikoval práce, ktoré osvetľujú fascinujúci svet stredovekého umenia, najmä ilumináciu rukopisov.


One of the most lavishly illustrated codices of the Middle Ages, the "Belles Heures" (1405-1408/9) is the only manuscript executed in its entirety by the famed Limbourg brothers.
This beautifully illustrated volume presents sixty-eight objects from one of the world's finest collections of post-classical glass--including such marvels as glass imitating rock-crystal and other semi-precious stones, glass formed into large and intricate shapes, and glass decorated withengraving, enameling, gilding, and carving. Each object is painstakingly described and a series of essays provide a wealth of background information.