
Plant and flower motifs were originally used in manuscript borders for ornamental and symbolic reasons, but during the fifteenth century, illuminators in Ghent and Bruges achieved such botanical realism and variety that their fascination with the flowers themselves is evident.Each section of Flowers in Medieval Manuscripts includes relevant details of the manuscripts from which the illustrations a...
Series: Medieval Life in Manuscripts
Paperback: 65 pages
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division; 1 edition (August 9, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802037968
ISBN-13: 978-0802037961
Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.2 x 9.7 inches
Amazon Rank: 1974314
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This is a small book that is filled with lovely illustrations of flowers found in illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum. The flowers that decorated the borders of some 15th century books can be some of the most striking and lovely features o...
nd the concluding section discusses manuscript production in relation to these margins. Celia Fisher looks at all kinds of flowers, from the conservative lily and rose, to the lesser known cranesbill, dianthus, and even cannabis.