The visual world of the Hungarian Angevin legendary by Szakács, Béla Zsolt instant download

The visual world of the Hungarian Angevin legendary by Szakács, Béla Zsolt instant download

pages cm, \"Dispersed in two continents, four countries and six collections; many of its pages were cropped, cut into four, or lost forever; its history, origin, commissioner and audience are obscure; still, in its fragmented state it presents fifty-eight legends in an abundant series of images, on folios fully covered by miniatures, richly gilded, using only one side of the fine parchment; a luxurious codex worthy of a ruler; a unique iconographic treasury of medieval legends; one of the most significant manuscripts of the medieval Hungarian Kingdom--these are all what we call the Hungarian Angevin Legendary\"--Provided by publisher, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction -- A circle of saints -- Analysis of the legends -- Analysis of the image types -- Conclusions