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Early Medieval Bible Illumination and the Ashburnham Pentateuch Verkerk, Dorothy (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Early Medieval Bible Illumination and the Ashburnham Pentateuch
Verkerk, Dorothy (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
This book focuses on the Ashburnham Pentateuch, an early medieval illuminated manuscript of the Old Testament whose pictures are among the earliest surviving and most extensive biblical illustrations. Dorothy Verkerk shows how the lively and complex illustrations of Genesis and Exodus were used to explain important church teachings.
272 pages, 36 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 28, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107402003 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 157 × 229 × 13 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |