Codices Illustres. the World's Most Famous Illuminated Manuscripts 400 to 1600

by Ingo F. Walther and Norbert Wolf

From The Book of Kells to Boccaccio's Decameron, from the Vienna Genesis to Dante's Divine Comedy: to open Codices illustres is to open the door into a precious, private world. Now in a revised format, this radiant book brings you face-to-face with 167 of the most exquisite and important manuscripts of the medieval age. Presented in brilliant large-format reproductions, these paradigms of miniature painting and illumination from the 4th century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836572613
• ISBN13: 9783836572613
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.0" x 9.6"