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Book of Miracles by Till-Holger Borchert and Joshua P. Waterman (2017, Hardcover)

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The Book of Miracles first surfaced only a few years ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. Title The Book of Miracles. Format Hardcover.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherTaschen

ISBN-103836564149

ISBN-139783836564144

eBay Product ID (ePID)235223487

Product Key Features

Book TitleBook of Miracles

Number of Pages292 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSubjects & Themes / Religious, European, History / Renaissance

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorTill-Holger Borchert, Joshua P. Waterman

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight74.6 Oz

Item Length12.3 in

Item Width11.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2019-301672

TitleLeadingThe

Edition DescriptionMultilanguage edition

SynopsisThe Book of Miracles first surfaced only a few years ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art . The near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550 , is composed of 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolor, depicting wondrous and often eerie phenomena . The mesmerizing images deal with both biblical and folkloric tales , depicting stories from the Old Testament and Book of Revelation as well as events that took place in the immediate present of the manuscript's author. From shooting stars to swarms of locusts, terrifying monsters to fatal floods, page after page hypnotizes with visions alternately dreadful, spectacular , and even apocalyptic. This volume presents the revelatory Book of Miracles in a new, compact format, making this extraordinary document accessible to everyone . It comes with a translation of the manuscript texts and two essays that give an introduction to the cultural and historical context of this unique Renaissance work., The Book of Miracles first surfaced only a few years ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550, is composed of 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolor, depicting wondrous and often eerie phenomena. The mesmerizing images deal with both biblical and folkloric tales, depicting stories from the Old Testament and Book of Revelation as well as events that took place in the immediate present of the manuscript's author. From shooting stars to swarms of locusts, terrifying monsters to fatal floods, page after page hypnotizes with visions alternately dreadful, spectacular, and even apocalyptic. This volume presents the revelatory Book of Miracles in a new, compact format, making this extraordinary document accessible to everyone. It comes with a translation of the manuscript texts and two essays that give an introduction to the cultural and historical context of this unique Renaissance work., A full, faithful reproduction of The Book of Miracles, the German 16th-century manuscript of supernatural phenomena, and one of the most spectacular discoveries in Renaissance art. Blending Bible stories, folklore, and apocalyptic visions in rich, luminous detail, this is a mesmerizing document of religious belief, mystery, foreboding, and visual imagination.

LC Classification NumberN6374