Art in an unsettled time. Bohemian book illumination before Gutenberg (c. 1375-1450)

0500898 - ÚDU 2019 RIV CZ eng, ger G - Proceedings (international conference)
Studničková, Milada (ed.) - Theisen, M. (ed.)
Art in an unsettled time. Bohemian book illumination before Gutenberg (c. 1375-1450).
Prague: Artefactum, 2018. 231 s. ISBN 978-80-88283-15-7.
[Art in an unsettled time. Bohemian book illumination before Gutenberg (c. 1375-1450). Praha (CZ), 12.11.2013-14.11.2013]
Institutional support: RVO:68378033
Keywords : illuminated manuscripts * Bohemian book painting * Hussite iconography
OECD category: Arts, Art history

Thirteen studies in English and German bring new insights into a number of masterpieces of Bohemian book painting, which have been examined so far mainly from a stylistic point of view. The book also acquaints the readers with unknown or little-known manuscripts. The publication illustrates how the turbulent end of the 14th century and the socio-political changes of the Hussite period influenced the form of manuscript production. The researches, inter alia, focus on the relationship between text and image, the function of the depiction, the mass productin of manuscripts, and the question of what Hussite iconography is.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0292941