Dated & datable English manuscript borders, c. 1395-1499 / Kathleen L. Scott.
Kathleen L. Scott
Book"The Courtly and Commercial Art of the Wycliffite Bible examines the illuminations of the first complete translation of the Bible into English and situates this art within networks of artists catering to bourgeois and noble clientele in both London and the provinces from the late fourteenth century into the early sixteenth century. In 1409, Archbishop Thomas Arundel banned the Wycliffite Bible, along with the heresy attributed to Oxford theologian John Wyclif for which it was named. Containing the first complete translation of the Bible into English, the Wycliffite Bible is nonetheless the most numerous extant work in Middle English by a wide margin. Nearly half the existing copies of the Wycliffite Bible are illuminated. This book offers the first sustained, critical examination of the decoration of Wycliffite Bibles. This study has found that many copies were decorated by the most prominent border and initial artists of their eras. Many more were modeled on these styles. Such highly regarded artists had little to gain from producing volumes that might lead them to trial as heretics and ultimately to the stake."-- Publisher description.
Title |
The courtly and commercial art of the Wycliffite Bible / by Kathleen E. Kennedy. |
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Publisher |
Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols |
Creation Date |
[2014] |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index. |
Content |
Wycliffite Bibles have art? -- The elegant apparatus of Wycliffite Bibles -- Scripture 'on spec'? : pamphlet production of the Wycliffite Bible -- The last historiated English Bible -- The Big Bible's borders and beyond -- Following the Corpus Master -- Renew, reuse, recycle -- Appendix 1. Guide to digital images -- Appendix 2. Table of copies of the Wycliffite Bible. |
Series |
Medieval church studies volume 35 |
Extent |
xi, 230 pages : illustrations, facsimiles 24 cm. |
Language |
English |
Copyright Date |
©2014 |
National Library system number |
990037922080205171 |
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