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The Visual World of the Hungarian Angevin Legendary

  1. Szakács, Béla Zsolt, 1968-

    The Visual World of the Hungarian Angevin Legendary / Béla Zsolt Szakács ; Translator: Lara Strong. -- Budapest : Central European University, 2016. -- ix strán, 339 strán : čiernobiele a farebné ilustrácie, faksimile, fotografie ; 25 cm. -- (Central European Cultural Heritage ; Volume I). -- Iné názvy diela: Magyar Anjou-legendárium, Magyar Anjou Legendárium, Acta Sanctorum pictis imaginibus adornata, Vatikáni Képes Legendárium, Anjou Legendarium. -- Bibliografia. -- Contents: Introduction --. -- Contents: A circle of saints --. -- Contents: Analysis of the legends --. -- Contents: Analysis of the image types --. -- Contents: Conclusions. -- Scope and content: "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. -- ISBN : 9789637326257 : 92 €.
    I. Strong, Lara


    14. stor * ikonografia * kresťanská ikonografia * legendy svätých * iluminované rukopisy * rukopisy * iluminácie * knižná maľba * miniatúry * svätci * svätí * kultúrne dedičstvo * stredovek * stredoveké umenie * Uhorsko * stredná Európa * monografie

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