Review : "Tributes to Jonathan J.G. Alexander: The making and meaning of illuminated Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts, art & architecture," edited by Susan L'Engle and Gerald B. Guest

The Festschrift to Jonathan Alexander, an eminent historian of illuminated manuscripts, "Tributes to Jonathan J.G. Alexander: The making and meaning of illuminated Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts, art & architecture," is reviewed. (Harvey Miller, 2006) de Hamel somewhat scathing...

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Published inLibrary Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 416 - 417
Main Author de Hamel, Christopher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2009
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Summary:The Festschrift to Jonathan Alexander, an eminent historian of illuminated manuscripts, "Tributes to Jonathan J.G. Alexander: The making and meaning of illuminated Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts, art & architecture," is reviewed. (Harvey Miller, 2006) de Hamel somewhat scathingly takes the editors to task saying that these former graduate students of Alexander "here found themselves out of their depth", while still finding merit in several of the 34 essays.
Bibliography:SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
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ISSN:0024-2160