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Byzantine art, Cimabue, Contrapposto, Giotto, Gothic architecture, Medieval Art, medieval painting, Naturalism, Nicola Pisano, Pisa Baptistery, Reims Cathedral, Renaissance originsMona Lisa is not Mysterious or Enigmatic, Part 2: Medieval Stylistic Shifts
In the previous post [Part 1], I discussed how the late Middle Ages witnessed a stylistic shift in Christian art…
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Art history, Books of Hours, Illuminated Manuscripts, Medieval Art, Medieval Church, Medieval History, Medieval Literacy, parchment, scribeIlluminating Books: What Are Illuminated Manuscripts?
In the Middle Ages, books were objects of extraordinary rarity and expense — hand-copied, hand-decorated, and accessible only to the…
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