Courtly French Painting revived during the reign of King Louis XI (1461-83), as exemplified by the illuminated religious manuscript Le Livre du coeur d'Amours Espris (1465, Austrian National Library, Vienna). See: History of Illuminated Manuscripts. Illustrations From the German Renaissance (1430...
In theilluminated manuscriptsof the early Christian period, in particular those of the Irish and the Anglo-Saxons - peoples who as early as the fifth century had their Christian churches and monasteries - the spiritual character of this new art is clear. Thanks to the far-reaching missionary a...
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Goryeo illuminated manuscripts were held in great esteem in China and Japan. In Muromachi Japan (1336–1573), Korean sutras were highly sought-after treasures. They were also demanded as a tribute by Yuan China (1271–1368). Specific accounts in the 'The History of Goryeo' (Korean: Goryeosa...
Pompeii was an ancient city, originally founded by Greek settlers, which was rediscovered in 1748 near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The town was buried in volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. After the discovery of its remarkably well-preserved ruins, it hel...
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The origins of vernacular writing By 711, when the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula began, Latin spoken there had begun its transformation into Romance. Tenth-century glosses to Latin texts in manuscripts belonging to the monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla and Silos, in north-centra...
Luke, illuminated page from the Beatus Apocalypse, Mozarabic, 975; in the Gerona Cathedral, Spain. (more) Spanish literature Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Written by Angel María García Gómez, William C. Atkinson•All Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...