Since 1986, the Kresge Art Museum Medieval Symposium has sponsored a series of presentations by important international scholars in medieval studies. Art into Life offers a selection of the presentations all focusing on medieval book production, fourteenth-century manuscripts, a…
Two 14th-century manuscripts are the focus of this catalog, published in conjunction with a Museum exhibit, February-May 1994. Essays and illustrations present the Mu'nis al-ahrar, an anthology of poetic devices, and the Shahnama, a copy of the Persian national epic in which eve…
Two 14th-century manuscripts are the focus of this catalog, published in conjunction with a Museum exhibit, February-May 1994. Essays and illustrations present the Mu'nis al-ahrar an anthology of poetic devices, and the Shahnama, a copy of the Persian national epic in which even…
Bestiaries are among the most interesting and varied books of the Middle Ages. Collections of illustrations depicting real and mythical animals and plants accompanied a text which can be traced back to the earliest centuries of the Christian era. Dr. Baxter, employing a complete…
"Illuminated manuscripts are widely recognized as among the most beautiful objects produced in the medieval west. This book looks at the skills and people involved in making them, and features pages from some of the most notable examples held by the Victoria and Albert Museum. I…
