About this title: The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira colligrophioe monumenta, a flamboyant demonstration of two arts-calligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf's predecessor commissioned the master calligrapher Georg Bocskay to create a model book of calligraphy. A preeminent scribe, Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic scripts. Many were intended not for practical use but for virtuosic display. Years later, at Rudolf's behest, court artist Joris Hoefnagel filled the spaces on each manuscript page with images ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns
Date Published: 2003-06-05
ISBN-13:9780892366224ISBN:0892366222
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780892366224ISBN:0892366222
Description: New. The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira colligrophioe monumenta, a flamboyant demonstration of two arts-calligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf's predecessor commissioned the mas... read more
Description: New. *Court of the Emperor Rudolf II. The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced a brilliant demonstration of two arts-calligraphy and miniature painting, which began when Rudolf's predecessor commissioned the master calligrapher, Georg Bocskay. read more
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