Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II – $285
by rgonzalezr
Nature Illuminated. The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a brilliant demonstration of two arts–calligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf’s predecessor, Ferdinand I, commissioned master calligrapher Georg Bocskay to create a model book of calligraphy. A preeminent scribe, Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic scripts. Years later, at Rudolf’s behest, miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel filled the spaces on each manuscript page with insects, fruits, flowers, […]
Categories: Arte, Biología, Ilustrado, Nature • Tags: 1997, Art, Arte, botanic, Design, Drawing, Getty, Illustration, insects, Lee Hendrix, Life, Natura, nature, Renaissance