Flemish manuscript painting in context : recent research; based on symposia held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (September 5 - 6, 2003), and at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London (February 21, 2004, under the sponsorship of the Courtauld Ins

Illuminated Manuscripts In The Burgundian Court. Jan Van Der Scaghe And Anne De Memere, The First Owners Of The Hours Of 1480 In The Abbey Library At Nová R̆ís̆e / Lorne Campbell -- The Undecorated Margin : The Fashion For Luxury Books Without Borders / Catherine Reynolds -- A Very Burgundian Hero : The Figure Of Alexander The Great Under The Rule Of Philip The Good / Chrystèle Blondeau -- The Role Of Dress In The Image Of Charles The Bold, Duke Of Burgundy / Margaret Scott -- Techniques, Media, And The Organization Of Production. The Suggestive Brush : Painting Techniques In Flemish Manuscripts From The Collections Of The J. Paul Getty Museum And The Huntington Library / Nancy K. Turner -- Flemish Manuscript Production, Care, And Repair : Fifteenth-century Sources / Lieve Watteeuw -- Rogier Van Der Weyden And Manuscript Illumination / Lorne Campbell -- On Relationships Between Netherlandish Drawing And Manuscript Illumination In The Fifteenth Century / Stephanie Buck -- Flemish Illuminated Manuscripts : Assessing Archival Evidence / Jan Van Der Stock -- Individual Illuminators. The Master Of Fitzwilliam 268 : New Discoveries And New And Revisited Hypotheses / Gregory T. Clark -- Marketing Books For Burghers : Jean Markant's Activity In Tournai, Lille, And Bruges / Dominique Vanwijnsberghe -- Iconographic Originality In The Oeuvre Of The Master Of The David Scenes / Elizabeth Morrison -- Directions For Further Research. Scholarship On Flemish Manuscript Illumination Of The Renaissance : Remarks On Past, Present, And Future / James H. Marrow -- One Hundred Years Of The Study Of Netherlandish Manuscripts / Jonathan J.g. Alexander. Edited By Elizabeth Morrison And Thomas Kren. Based On Symposia Held At The J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles (september 5-6, 2003), And At The Courtauld Institute Of Art, London (february 21, 2004, Under The Sponsorship Of The Courtauld Institute And The Royal Academy Of Arts), With An Additional Essay By Margaret Scott. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A companion to the prize-winning exhibition catalogue Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe, edited by Thomas Kren and Scot McKendrick (2003), this volume contains thirteen selected papers presented at two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition. Chapters include Lorne Campbell's research into Rogier van der Weyden's work as an illuminator, Nancy Turner's investigation of materials and methods of painting in Flemish manuscripts, and trenchant commentary by Jonathan Alexander and James Marrow on the state of current research on Flemish illumination. Although topics are wide ranging, one recurring theme is the structure of collaboration in manuscript production. Essays uncover an important new patron of manuscript illumination and address the role of illuminated manuscripts at the Burgundian court along with the contributions of individual illuminators. A series of biographies of Burgundian scribes is also included. A companion to the prize-winning exhibition catalogue "Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe". This volume contains thirteen selected papers presented at the two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition.