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The Scribe Guntfridus presents the book to St Vaast

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Description: The Scribe Guntfridus presents the book to St Vaast

TitleThe Scribe Guntfridus presents the book to St Vaast

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateUnknown

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Boulogne-sur-mer, France

Accession numberMs. 9, fol. 1

SubjectsIllumination of books and manuscripts, MedievalMonks in artScribes in artSaints in artJesus Christ--Art

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4. Illuminators at Work: The Early Middle Ages

Jonathan J. G. Alexander

Description: Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work

Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work

The importance of obedience to authority is one of the main messages of the Rule of St Benedict and, in the wider social context, a corollary of what Walter Ullmann called the descending theme of Government and Law – that is, authority imposed from on high. In this Chapter, I want to look at the illuminator’s function in the early Middle Ages from about 650 to about 1100, and to pose the question as to how far, in this early period, the task was seen as one of obedience to authority, in the …

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Jonathan J. G. Alexander

PublisherYale University Press

Copyright© 1992 by Jonathan J.G. Alexander

Related print edition pages: pp.72-94

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00081.008

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Chapter subject tags:Pictures--CopyingPattern booksInfluence (Literary, artistic, etc.)Illumination of books and manuscripts, MedievalMedieval, Artists--Economic conditions

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