ART 311 / MED 311 / HUM 311

Arts of the Medieval Book

Beatrice E. Kitzinger

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This course explores the technology and function of books in historical perspective, asking how illuminated manuscripts were designed to meet (and shape) cultural and intellectual demands in the medieval period. Surveying the major genres of European book arts between the 7th-15th centuries, we study varying approaches to pictorial space, page design, and information organization; relationships between text and image; and technical aspects of book production. We work primarily from Princeton’s collection of original manuscripts and manuscript facsimiles. Assignments include the option to create an original artist’s book for the final project.

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