Memerot. Les Passages d'Outremer. A Chronicle of the Crusades
- 作者
- 出版社 Taschen GmbH
- 出版时间 2016年8月
- ISBN 3836554453 或 9783836554459
- 定价 116.20
内容简介
Epicexploits.Theintrepidvoyages,bloodybattlesandheroicburialsoftheFrenchCrusades.Completedcirca1474,SebastienMamerot'slavishlyillustratedmanuscriptistheonlycontemporarydocumenttodescribeseveralcenturiesofFrenchcrusades,whensuccessivekingstriedtoseizetheHolyLand.JeanColombe,themedievalilluminatorbestknownforhisworkontheTresRichesHeuresduDuedeBerry,istheprincipalartistofits66exquisiteminiatures.LesPassagesd'Outremer(TheExpeditionstoOutremer)comprises277parchmentfolios,illustratedbyColombeandthetinestcaligraphersofthemedievalera,andnowresidesintheFrenchnationallibrary.ThisnewhardcovereditioninourpopularKlotzformatcomprisesacompletetranslationofthemanuscripttext,illustratedwith66colourfulminiaturesbyJeanColombe,accuratedowntothecolorofthemedievalgoldheightening.andtheirexplanations.Thebattles,burials.coronationsandprocessionsdepictedintheillustrationscometolifebeforeoureyesandcreateaforcefulimage,aswellasacompellingread,ofthiscenturies-longcampaignofreligiousfervourandepicjourney.
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