| Description |
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, music ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Issued in connection with an exhibition held Nov. 25, 2008-Apr. 12, 2009, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
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"Reprint of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (Winter 2009)"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64). |
| Summary |
"This book describes and illustrates the Metropolitan Museum's collection of nearly 40 illuminations from Italian choral manuscripts. Representing the work of Gothic and Renaissance masters both celebrated and anonymous, these precious paintings in miniature - with their compelling narrative, brilliant color, and shining gold - bear witness to exceptional aesthetic accomplishment. The choir books they illuminate are a rich source of information about the development of chant, whose unexpected transcendent tonalities have abiding appeal today. They also serve as primary sources for the study of the lives of religious communities and of the philosophy and faith that infused medieval Europe, offering a glimpse of Italy at the dawn of the Renaissance."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library Digital Collections Fulltext Titles (Customizable) |
| Subject |
Service books (Music) -- Italy -- Illustrations -- Exhibitions.
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Service books (Music) |
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Italy. |
| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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| Subject |
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Italy -- Exhibitions.
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. |
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian -- 15th century -- Exhibitions.
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian. |
| Chronological Term |
15th century |
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1400-1499 |
| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogues.
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Pictures.
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Pictures.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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| Added Title |
Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Winter 2009.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Boehm, Barbara Drake. Choirs of angels. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008 (OCoLC)608889861 |
| ISBN |
9781588393050 (the metropolitan museum of art (paperback) |
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1588393054 (the metropolitan museum of art (paperback) |
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9780300141429 (yale university press (paperback) |
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0300141424 (yale university press (paperback) |
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