Studies in Early Christian and Medieval Irish Art, Volume II: Manuscript Illumin

Description: Studies in Early Christian and Medieval Irish Art, Volume II by Francoise Henry Volume one of this collection focuses on enamel and metalwork, including Irish examples. Volume two delves into Irish manuscript illumination, spanning centuries of Christian Celtic art. Volume three covers early Christian architecture, sculpture, and her valuable contributions to the archaeology of early Christian Ireland. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Over the past fifty years, Françoise Henry has been the leading authority on the history of early Irish art. A pupil of Henri Focillon, she united two traditions of scholarship, one French and one Irish, and her understanding of the European context within which the art of early Christian Ireland developed has had a profound influence on subsequent research. These three volumes bring together the articles that Dr. Henry published on Irish art and its European links. The first volume is concerned with enamel and metalwork, a field in which the author specialized from the beginning. Émailleurs dOccident looks at Western enamels, among which the Irish examples figure prominently, and the development of Irish enamelling is treated separately in the following study. Metalwork is also featured, in the form of a number of Dr. Henrys important studies on hanging-bowls, croziers, and chalices. The second volume deals with Irish manuscript illumination. Since a number of the articles reprinted here were published in collaboration with Geneviève Marsh-Micheli, this volume, as Françoise Henry wished, is published as a joint work, and includes an independent article by Mrs. Marsh-Micheli on the Irish manuscripts of St. Gall and Reichenau. The manuscripts dealt with here cover the entire span of Christian Celtic art in Ireland, from the earliest works of the seventh and eighth centuries to the later manuscripts of the period between the Norman Conquest and the final collapse of Gaelic civilisation in Ireland in the late sixteenth century. There are joint studies of Irish manuscripts in Continental and English collections, and a valuable review by Françoise Henry of the facsimile edition of the Book of Lindisfarne. The third volume of Françoise Henrys Studies features her papers on early Christian architecture and sculpture in Ireland. They include one of the authors earliest contributions, Les origines de liconographie irlandaise, and the subject of Irish sculpture, particularly the high crosses and cross-slabs, remained one of Françoise Henrys main interests. Her list of dated inscriptions on early Irish graveslabs helps to provide a chronology for this type of monument that is of unique value. The authors studies of the monastic sites represent a particularly valuable contribution to the archaeology of early Christian Ireland. This comprises the results of nearly fifty years of field-work in some of the more inaccessible areas of Ireland. Two of the papers reprinted here carry the study of Irish sculpture into the post-Norman period, with notes on the carved decoration of the Irish Cistercian monasteries, and a figure in Lismore Cathedral. Table of Contents Preface Henri Focillon (by F. H. and G. M.-M.) Les débuts de la miniature irlandaise (F. H.) The Lindisfarne Cospels (a review by F. H.) Les manuscrits de St. Gall et de Reichenau (G. M.-M.) An Irish manuscript in the British Museum (F. H.) Remarks on the decoration of three Irish Psalters (F. H .) A century of Irish illumination (F. H. and G. M.-M.) The decoration of Irish manuscripts from the Norman Conquest to the end of the sixteenth century (F. H. and G. M.-M.) Index Long Description Over the past fifty years, Francoise Henry has been the leading authority on the history of early Irish art. A pupil of Henri Focillon, she united two traditions of scholarship, one French and one Irish, and her understanding of the European context within which the art of early Christian Ireland developed has had a profound influence on subsequent research. These three volumes bring together the articles that Dr. Henry published on Irish art and its European links. The second volume deals with Irish manuscript illumination. Since a number of the articles reprinted here were published in collaboration with Genevieve Marsh-Micheli, this volume, as Francoise Henry wished, is published as a joint work, and includes an independent article by Mrs. Marsh-Micheli on the Irish manuscripts of St. Gall and Reichenau. The manuscripts dealt with here cover the entire span of Christian Celtic art in Ireland, from the earliest works of the seventh and eighth centuries to the later manuscripts of the period between the Norman Conquest and the final collapse of Gaelic civilisation in Ireland in the late sixteenth century. There are joint studies of Irish manuscripts in Continental and English collections, and a valuable review by Francoise Henry of the facsimile edition of the Book of Lindisfarne. Volume II contents include: Preface; Henri Focillon (by F. H. and G. M.-M.); Les debuts de la miniature irlandaise (F. H.); The Lindisfarne Cospels (a review by F. H.); Les manuscrits de St. Gall et de Reichenau (G. M.-M.); An Irish manuscript in the British Museum (F. H.); Remarks on the decoration of three Irish Psalters (F. H .); A century of Irish illumination (F. H. and G. M.-M.); The decoration of Irish manuscripts from the Norman Conquest to the end of the sixteenth century (F. H. and G. M.-M.); Index. Details ISBN0907132227 Author Francoise Henry Short Title STUDIES IN EARLY CHRISTIAN & M Publisher Pindar Press Language English ISBN-10 0907132227 ISBN-13 9780907132226 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1984 Publication Date 1984-12-31 Birth 1902 Death 1982 UK Release Date 1984-12-31 Imprint Pindar Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 145 illus. AU Release Date 1984-12-31 NZ Release Date 1984-12-31 Subtitle Manuscript Illumination Pages 356 DEWEY 709.02 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136618470;

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