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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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