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The Vatican Vergil

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Author : David Herndon Wright
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01

The Vatican Vergil written by David Herndon Wright and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Design categories.

Made in Rome around A.D. 400, the Vatican Vergil is the most famous and the most attractive illustrated book surviving from classical antiquity. David H. Wright introduces this masterpiece of late antique art and shows why it is such an impressive example of the new form of book, the codex, that replaced the traditional papyrus roll and permitted more elaborate illustrations. Here are thirty-two of the most interesting illustrations from the Vatican Vergil, reprinted in full color from the 1980 facsimile published in Graz, Austria, in collaboration with the Vatican Library. Facing each reproduction is the appropriate text from Vergil, in Latin and in English, together with explanatory comments. Wright discusses how the manuscript was made, describing the style of the capital script and of the illustrations as well as their sources in older classical traditions. He examines the Vatican Vergil as an example of the revival of classical culture in pagan circles in Rome at a time when Christian authority was systematically suppressing pagan religion. Finally, he surveys the "afterlife" of the codex, tracing how the work was studied and copied first in the Carolingian era and then in the Italian Renaissance. All the illustrations not reproduced in color are given at full size in black and white in a concluding list of the illustrations that have survived in this unique masterpiece. Made in Rome around A.D. 400, the Vatican Vergil is the most famous and the most attractive illustrated book surviving from classical antiquity. David H. Wright introduces this masterpiece of late antique art and shows why it is such an impressive example of the new form of book, the codex, that replaced the traditional papyrus roll and permitted more elaborate illustrations. Here are thirty-two of the most interesting illustrations from the Vatican Vergil, reprinted in full color from the 1980 facsimile published in Graz, Austria, in collaboration with the Vatican Library. Facing each reproduction is the appropriate text from Vergil, in Latin and in English, together with explanatory comments. Wright discusses how the manuscript was made, describing the style of the capital script and of the illustrations as well as their sources in older classical traditions. He examines the Vatican Vergil as an example of the revival of classical culture in pagan circles in Rome at a time when Christian authority was systematically suppressing pagan religion. Finally, he surveys the "afterlife" of the codex, tracing how the work was studied and copied first in the Carolingian era and then in the Italian Renaissance. All the illustrations not reproduced in color are given at full size in black and white in a concluding list of the illustrations that have survived in this unique masterpiece.

The Vatican Vergil

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Author : David H. Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

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When The Vatican Vergil Was In Tours

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Author : David H. Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

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From Copy To Facsimile

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

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Miniature Decoration In The Vatican Virgil

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Author : Thomas B. Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Ernst Wasmuth Verlag
Release Date : 1983

Miniature Decoration In The Vatican Virgil written by Thomas B. Stevenson and has been published by Ernst Wasmuth Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Drama categories.

Laocoon In The Vatican Vergil

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Author : Molly Morse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

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The Roman Vergil And The Origins Of Medieval Book Design

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Author : David Herndon Wright
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2001-01-01

The Roman Vergil And The Origins Of Medieval Book Design written by David Herndon Wright and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The 5th century AD Roman Vergil is one of the most precious manuscripts in the Vatican Library. Wright presents a wide-ranging discussion of the influence of the manuscript on the history and development of medieval manuscript art and of book design.

Documented History Of The Manuscript Vatican Vergil

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Author : David Herndon Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982

Documented History Of The Manuscript Vatican Vergil written by David Herndon Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Illumination of books and manuscripts, Roman categories.

Miniature Decoration In The Vatican Vergil

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Author : Thomas Stevenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

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A Note On The Miniatures Of The Vatican Virgil Manuscript

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Author : Hugo Buchthal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964

A Note On The Miniatures Of The Vatican Virgil Manuscript written by Hugo Buchthal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with categories.