Edward Norgate: Miniatura or the Art of Limning

by Edward Norgate

Book Overview

Edward Norgate, aristocratic friend of Charles I and the Earl of Arundel, made his mark in seventeenth-century England as musician, herald, and courtier. He also wrote Miniatura, a widely circulated study of miniature painting in his era that serves today as both a guide to materials and techniques and a record of the artistic knowledge and taste of Charles' court. This new edition of Norgate's treatise, the first since 1919, introduces and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300069138
• ISBN13: 9780300069136
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"