Author : Roy C. Strong
Publisher : London : Thames and Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500233702
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (337 download)
Book Synopsis The English Renaissance Miniature by : Roy C. Strong
Download or read book The English Renaissance Miniature written by Roy C. Strong and published by London : Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 1983 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive survey of England's unique contribution to the art of the Renaissance: the portrait miniature. Arising out of the technical traditions of medieval manuscript illumination and inspired by the art of the Valois court, the portrait miniature, or limning (from' illumination') as it was then called, was to remain for a century the ideal vehicle for the expression of the cult of the Crown, an art form peculiarly suited to the ruling classes of post-Reformation England." -- Book jacket.