Manuscripts and illuminations in the Norman world (10th - 15th centuries). Cerisy-la-Salle conference.
PUCaen| N° d'inventaire | 22409 |
| Format | 23.5 x 30 |
| Détails | 231 p., hardcover. |
| Publication | Caen, 2005 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782841332571 |
In the territory of what would become Normandy, at the beginning of the 10th century, there were hardly any libraries left, monastic or cathedral, that had escaped pillaging by the Vikings. The beginning of the 11th century saw a revival of the art of writing and illuminating manuscripts in Norman monasteries that were rising from their ruins. The exceptional brilliance of these scriptoria of the 11th and 12th centuries coincided with Norman expansion in England and southern Italy. But from the 13th century onwards, things changed with the emergence of universities and the integration of Normandy into the kingdom of France: there were now workshops where tradespeople and professional artists produced beautifully crafted manuscripts for a wealthy clientele. But copyists and illuminators disappeared at the end of the 15th century when printing absorbed the book market. This work brings together articles from the greatest European specialists in this field and presents a synthesis of the five medieval centuries during which Normandy was a land of choice for manuscripts and illumination, while opening up new perspectives for research.
In the territory of what would become Normandy, at the beginning of the 10th century, there were hardly any libraries left, monastic or cathedral, that had escaped pillaging by the Vikings. The beginning of the 11th century saw a revival of the art of writing and illuminating manuscripts in Norman monasteries that were rising from their ruins. The exceptional brilliance of these scriptoria of the 11th and 12th centuries coincided with Norman expansion in England and southern Italy. But from the 13th century onwards, things changed with the emergence of universities and the integration of Normandy into the kingdom of France: there were now workshops where tradespeople and professional artists produced beautifully crafted manuscripts for a wealthy clientele. But copyists and illuminators disappeared at the end of the 15th century when printing absorbed the book market. This work brings together articles from the greatest European specialists in this field and presents a synthesis of the five medieval centuries during which Normandy was a land of choice for manuscripts and illumination, while opening up new perspectives for research.