Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: A Sixteenth-Century Calligraphic Manuscript Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel

by Lee Hendrix and Thea Vignau-Wilberg

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Now back in print, "the ultimate booklover's gift book"--Los Angeles Times

In 1561-62 the master calligrapher Georg Bocskay (died 1575), imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model Book of Calligraphy) as a demonstration of his own preeminence among scribes. Some thirty years later, Ferdinand's grandson, the Emperor Rudolf II, commissioned Europe's last great...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1606066587

ISBN13:9781606066584

Release Date:September 2020

Publisher:J. Paul Getty Museum

Length:424 Pages

Weight:2.08 lbs.

Dimensions:1.6" x 5.4" x 7.6"

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Art Art History Arts, Music & Photography Calligraphy Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions Education & Reference History & Criticism Humanities Illuminations Other Media

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Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: A Sixteenth-Century Calligraphic Manuscript Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel

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