Elizabeth Morrison (1) (1968–)
Autor de Beasts Factual and Fantastic
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Obras de Elizabeth Morrison
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Morrison, Elizabeth
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1968
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- País (para mapa)
- United States of America
- Ocupaciones
- museum curator
- Organizaciones
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Biografía breve
- Elizabeth is a senior curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum and a specialist in secular manuscript illumination. I've curated a variety of manuscripts exhibitions at the Getty Center, including Imagining the Past in France, 1250–1500, Medieval Beasts, The Medieval Bookshelf: From Romance to Astronomy, and Images of Violence in the Medieval World. I'm co-editor of the book Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250–1500 and author of Beasts: Factual and Fantastic in the Medieval Imagination series from Getty Publications.
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- Obras
- 7
- Miembros
- 225
- Popularidad
- #99,815
- Valoración
- 4.4
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 31
It's impossible for me to separate my experience of reading this beautiful book with the experience of seeing room after room of bound parchment manuscripts, some as old as the thirteenth century, opened to pages of exquisite creativitiy and meticulous calligraphy. The color and line and imagination of the art on every page exhibited was mind-boggling. Most of all the exhibit gave me a sense that we haven't changed so very much--the imaginings of these anonymous artists made me feel very close to them on some levels. The biggest frustration with this amazing exhibit is that these books were meant to be held in one's hand, with each page accessible to the person holding it--the yearning for a tangible relationship with the books on display was overwhelming. This 2019 companion book to the exhibit is extraordinary in its beauty and erudition, and it allows me to get closer to understanding the actual works of art and imagination of the anonymous calligraphers and artists and book binders so many centuries ago. I was overwhelmed by the information in this text and also by the pleasing design of the book, which is bursting with color plates--it's a delight to read. That said you should go see the exhibit if you can.
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