Illuminated Manuscripts: Large Print

by John W. Bradley

What is meant by art?-The art faculty- How artists may becompared-The aim of illumination- Distinction between illumination andminiature- Definition of illumination-The first miniature painter-Origin of the term "miniature"-Ovid's allusion to his little book. THE desire for decoration is probably as old as the human race. Nature, ofcourse, is the source of beauty, and this natural beauty affects somethingwithin us which has or is the faculty of reproducing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1698236581
• ISBN13: 9781698236582
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"