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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Illustrating the Renaissance Book: From Illumination to Woodcut
DESCRIPTION:Curator Pablo Alvarez\, from U-M Library's Special Collections Research Center\, talks about items in the adjacent exhibit\, \"Illustrating the Renaissance Book: From Illumination to Woodcut\" — a selection of manuscripts and early printed books from the 15th to the 17th centuries that were illustrated with illuminations and woodcuts. This is a hybrid event\, so you can join in person (Hatcher Gallery) or via Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/96318142374). If you attend in person\, allow extra time to view the exhibit!\n\nThroughout the European Renaissance (1300-1700)\, many book illustrations were exclusively ornamental\, while others focused on enhancing the meaning of the text. However\, as the pages on display attest\, all these illustrations share a common ground: they reveal the aesthetic and intellectual fashions first proposed by Italian artists of the 1400s\, who were strongly committed to the recovery of the past of classical antiquity.\n\nThe word “Illumination\,” from the Latin illuminare\, “to enlighten or to illuminate\,” refers to the embellishment of a manuscript or early printed book with luminous colors\, notably gold and silver. This illumination was prominent in the frontispiece\, or first page of text\, which included the decoration of its borders and initial letter\, and even miniatures\, that is\, scenes with an independent narrative. With the introduction of movable-type printing in 1454\, these illuminations would be gradually replaced by woodcuts\, which were printed from a woodblock that had been cut by knife along the grain of the wood.
UID:109815-21823032@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109815
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,Library
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Hatcher Gallery, 1st Floor
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