Christopher Plantin's Books of Hours: Illustration and Production
Download or Read eBook Christopher Plantin's Books of Hours: Illustration and Production PDF written by Karen Lee Bowen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1997 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Karen Lee Bowen |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 492 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004616318 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004616314 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Christopher Plantin's Books of Hours: Illustration and Production by : Karen Lee Bowen
Book excerpt: An in-depth examination of Plantin's large-scale production of books of hours, comprising a survey of their illustration as well as accounts of the general process by which they were printed. A pioneer study of great interest both from the art-historical and from the bibliographical point of view. Contains inter alia many additions and corrections's to Voet's The Plantin Press.
