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Biografia y pinturas

Librería 5. Estante 6.

CODICES ILLUSTRES :
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS : 400 TO 1600

Miniatures in mediaeval manuscripts
continue to hold a huge fascination
for today's viewer, and large exhibitions
of illuminated codices - whether in Paris,
London, New York, Milan or Heidelberg
- frequently attract over 1o0,00o visitors.
It is above all the thrill of seeing, in the
display cabinets, precious treasures upon
which we would otherwise never set eyes
treasures which once belonged to emperors,
kings and princes, and of which only one
single copy exists in the whole world, treas-
ures which are worth millions. And, of
course, we are dazzled by the glittering gold
with which the painters embellished their
miniatures and at the same time showed
off the wealth of their patrons.

This book takes us right to the heart of
mediaeval book illumination and presents
167 of the most beautiful, most important
and probably most famous illuminated
manuscripts from A.D. 400 to 1600. No
comparable survey of the finest codices
from twelve centuries has previously been
attempted. Even though our compilation
focuses mainly on Europe, no less than 23
codices from Persia, Turkey and India bear
witness to the flowering of Oriental
manuscript illumination.

The manuscripts are presented and
discussed in chronological order. Each
manuscript is introduced by a summary
reviewing all the most important facts
about its date and place of origin, format,
extent, language, content, miniaturist
decoration, patron, owners etc., in order to
orientate the reader at a glance.

Wherever possible, the folios and miniatures
are reproduced in their original for
mat, and in an endeavour to convey the
opulence of the originals, 212 pages are
printed with gold as an additional colour.

A comprehensive appendix presents a
further 20 important manuscripts which
could not be treated in the main text.
Artists' biographies provide additional
information on the lives and works of the
miniaturists, and a glossary explains the
technical terms used. A comprehensive
Bibliography lists further reading.

Tomos presentados en 1 caja.

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Arte del siglo XX / Ruhrberg ... [et al.] ; edición de Ingo F. Walther ; [traducción del inglés Ramon Monton i Lara]. -- Köln [etc.] : Taschen, cop. 1999. -- 2 v. : il. col. ; 33 cm. -- Contiene: T. I: Pintura / por Karl Ruhrberg -- T. II: Escultura / por Manfred Schneckenburger ; Nuevos medios / por Christiane Fricke ; Fotografía / por Klaus Honnef. -- ISBN 3-8228-6805-1

I. Ruhrberg, Karl, aut. II. Walther, Ingo, F., ed. lit. III. Monton i Lara, Ramon, trad. IV. Título. 1. Arte-Historia-1901-2000.

7.036/.037"19"

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La pintura del impresionismo : 1860-1920 / edición a cargo de Ingo F. Walther ; [traducción, Pedro R. Guillermet]. -- Köln [etc.] : Taschen, [1997]. -- 711 p. : il. col. y n. ; 33 cm. -- "La presente obra fue publicada originalmente en dos volúmenes". -- Contiene: Primera parte: El impresionismo en Francia / de Peter H. Feist -- Segunda parte: El impresionismo en Europa y Norteamérica / de Beatrice von Bismarck ... [et al.]. -- ISBN 3-8228-8028-0

I. Walther, Ingo F., ed. lit. II. Feist, Peter H., aut. III. Bismarck, Beatrice von, aut. IV. Guillermet, Pedro R., trad. V. Título. 1. Impresionismo (Arte)-Historia.
Walther, Ingo F.

75.036.2(091)

Van Gogh uno de los pintores más extraordinario de la humanidad, cuya vida nunca estuvo escindida de su arte. Dejo un legado de colores y trazos con un sentido de la belleza profundamente humano.