Книга: The Book of Miracles (без автора), 2017

The Book of Miracles first surfaced only a few years ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550, is composed of 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolor, depicting wondrous and often eerie phenomena. The mesmerizing images deal with both biblical and folkloric tales, depicting stories from the Old Testament and Book of Revelation as well as events that took place in the immediate present of the manuscript s author. From shooting stars to swarms of locusts, terrifying monsters to fatal floods, page after page hypnotizes with visions alternately dreadful, spectacular, and even apocalyptic. This volume presents the revelatory Book of Miracles in a new, compact format, making this extraordinary document accessible to everyone. It comes with a transcript of the manuscript text and a thorough introduction to the cultural and historical context of this unique Renaissance work.Text in English, French, and German.

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Параметр	Значение
Автор(ы)	без автора
Вес	2.2
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2017
Жанр	история живописи и графики
Издательство	Taschen
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	292
Оформление обложки	суперобложка
Тип издания	подарочное
Тип обложки	твердая
Формат	28х33