03 — ARTWORK
Illuminated Chronicle
MINIATURIST, Hungarian · 1360 →
- MEDIUM
- Manuscript (Cod. Lat. 404), 300 x 210 mm
- TYPE
- Historical
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Illuminated Chronicle c. 1360 Manuscriptcollective term for books or other documents written by hand; in a specific sense, the hand-written medieval book, the Codex manuscriptus, often ornamented with decorative borders, illuminated initials and miniatures, and containing works of ancient philosophy or scholarly, ecclesiastical, and literary texts. Manuscripts were usually produced on commission. At first the scriptoria (writing rooms) of monasteries transcribed the contents of famous manuscripts and made copies. Monastic communities in the Netherlands and northern Germany began producing manuscripts around 1383/84. Flanders, Burgundy, and in particular Paris became major centres for the mass production of breviaries (prayer books) and Books of Hours. (Cod. Lat. 404), 300 x 210 mm National Széchényi Library, Budapest
The picture shows the title-page of the Illuminated Chronicle which contains the history of Hungary and represents the international artistic style of the royal courts in the court of Lajos (Louis) the Great. The Illuminated decoration of the manuscript was executed in Hungary before 1360 and it provides the knowledge of the Hungarian life, historical traditions and legends. According to an assumption it was made by the merited painter of the King, Hertul fia Miklós.
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title = {Illuminated Chronicle by MINIATURIST, Hungarian},
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