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An Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II
by Lee Hendrix ; Thea Vignau-Wilberg
Binding: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publisher: Getty Publications
Weight: 0.45 pound
Dimension: H: 0.5 x L: 7 x W: 5.2 inches
ISBN 10: 0892364718
ISBN 13: 9780892364718
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Book Description:
Included in the magnificent pages of Mira calligraphiae monumenta, are two alphabets. Executed by an unknown hand, the first consists of Roman capital letters; the other is Gothic lower-case letters. As with the calligraphy of Bocskay described above, these alphabets were embellished by Joris Hoefnagel, a painter at the court of Rudolf II. In embellishing the alphabets, Hoefnagel employed symbols and heraldic objects--masks, animals, plants, obelisks--to convey the power and greatness of the emperor.
An Abecedarium contains the thirty-eight pages from the Mira codex that display Hoefnagel's virtuosity in decorating the alphabets. Calligraphers, graphic artists, and all lovers of beautiful books will delight in Hoefnagel's artistry.

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