The Canterbury School of Illumination 1066-1200

by C.R. Dodwell

Medieval Canterbury, the centre of the English Church, was also the centre of England's greatest and most sustained achievement in art: the illumination of MSS. between AD 1000 and 1200. Originally published in 1954, this book is one of the most authoritative works on the subject. The author has considered the reader with an unspecialised interest in art, and he fluently relates his criticisms to the illustrations. 291 photographs are included. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521180597
• ISBN13: 9780521180597
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"