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    Medieval & Renaissance interiors in illuminated manuscripts / Eva Oledzka.

    • Title:Medieval & Renaissance interiors in illuminated manuscripts / Eva Oledzka.
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    • Variant Title:Medieval and Renaissance interiors in illuminated manuscripts
    • Author/Creator:Oledzka, Eva, author.
    • Published/Created:London : The British Library, 2016.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Interior decoration--History.
      House furnishings--History.
      Decorative arts--History.
      Interior decoration in art.
      House furnishings in art.
      Architecture, Medieval, in art.
      Architecture, Renaissance, in art.
      Architecture and society--Europe.
      Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Europe.
      Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance--Europe.
    • Description:160 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
    • Summary:Illuminated manuscripts are an excellent source of information about the interiors inhabited by people in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Artists regularly depicted the castles and palaces of the ruling classes, as well as the houses of ordinary people - merchants, craftsmen and peasants. This attractive new book is the first to study the subject in such depth, and it uncovers a wealth of little-known illuminations that help us to learn more about life at home, in workshops and elsewhere. The author presents manuscript miniatures as illustrations to an account of house interiors which includes their architectural features (such as windows, doors or fireplaces), furniture and other household objects. She concentrates on the social, cultural and stylistic aspects of Gothic domestic settings and presents them in the context of their Romanesque antecedents and Renaissance successors.Readers with an interest in interior design will find this an unparalleled source of information and illustrations on the design of this period, and specialist readers - historians, archaeologists and students of art and architecture - will welcome this as a major reference on a little-studied subject.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155) and index.
    • ISBN:9780712349734 (hbk.)
      0712349731 (hbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: I. Introduction
      II. Context of domestic architecture and interiors
      1. Representations of Domestic Interiors in Art
      2. Painters and Manuscript Illuminators as Interior Decorators
      3. Architectural Elements in Illuminations
      4. Domestic Exteriors and Interiors in Town and Country
      III. Providing a Safe haven
      1. Doors and Stairs
      2. Windows
      IV. Within The Four Walls
      1. Floors
      2. Walls
      3. Ceilings
      V. Essential Comforts, Material Possessions And Their Distribution In Domestic Space
      1. Heating and Kitchens
      2. Lighting
      3. Hygiene
      4. Beds and Bedrooms
      5. Chests, Cupboards and Shelves
      6. Benches, Chairs and Stools
      7. Tables
      VI. Display Of Wealth, Ideas And Values Through Domestic Objects
      1. Fine Dining, Luxury Display or Symbol
      2. Studies or `Treasuries'.
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