On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Zuzana Kraemerova wrote: > P.S.: If someone knew of a manuscript such as the codex manesse > reprinted in a book, it would be very nice:-))
There are hundreds of such manuscript reprints, too many to list unless you can cite a specific time/place. Some of these are art books called "manuscript facsimiles," which are page-by-page reproductions of full manuscripts. Others are art books about manuscript painting. Many are very expensive -- I know of two brilliant reproductions of the Manesse that are too expensive for my budget, but are in many libraries. (And it's online, too.) To get a good sense of what's out there, go to your nearest major library or university library and look in the *oversize* section under the subject heading of manuscript illumination or manuscript paintings. You'll find titles like "Manuscript Painting in the Court of France"; once you've found one, you'll find a shelf full. If you can tell us exactly what time and place you're interested in, we can probably point you to specific titles. I have about two bookshelves of manuscript facsimiles and collections of manuscript art that's mostly 14th and 15th c. English-French-Flemish, so you can see why I don't want to start listing here. But perhaps someone who already has their collection on Librarything would be willing to point Zuzana to a list of suitable books? (Wanda?) --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
