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This collection of articles focuses on medieval books designed for use in Christian worship, both public and private. Drawing on examples from French, Italian, and Dutch work of the fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries, leading scholars explore various aspects of the relationship among text, decoration, and illustration in medieval devotional and liturgical books. they address the function of such books, their relationship to other devotional artifacts, and the influence of different types of patronage on their production. Featuring over one hundred illustrations -- many of them previously unavailable to scholars -- this volume is a lively exploration of the intersection between medieval studies and art history, and a fascinating study of the social and cultural issues that influenced the evolution of the book.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780859895668
  • ISBN-10: 0859895661
  • Publisher: Liverpool University Press
  • Publish Date: August 1998
  • Dimensions: 9.93 x 6.86 x 1.17 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.33 pounds
  • Page Count: 360

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