An Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II
Hendrix, Lee; Vignau-Wilberg, Thea
ISBN 10: 0892364718 ISBN 13: 9780892364718
Editore: Oxford University Press, USA, 1997
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Included in the magnificent pages of the Mira calligraphiae monumenta are two alphabets. Executed by an unknown hand, the first consists of Roman capital letters; the other is Gothic lower-case letters. As with the calligraphy of Bocskay described above, these alphabets were embellished by Joris Hoefnagel, a painter at the court of Rudolf II. In embellishing the alphabets, Hoefnagel employed symbols and heraldic objects--masks, animals, plants, obelisks--to convey the power and greatness of the emperor.
An Abecedarium contains the thirty-eight pages from the Mira codex that display Hoefnagel's virtuosity in decorating the alphabets. Calligraphers, graphic artists, and all lovers of beautiful books will delight in Hoefnagel's artistry.
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Titolo: An Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from ...
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA
Data di pubblicazione: 1997
Legatura: Hardcover
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