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Illuminated marvels

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March 2006, no. 279

The Felton Illuminated Manuscripts in the National Gallery of Victoria by Margaret M. Manion

Macmillan and the National Gallery of Victoria, $66 pb, 439 pp, 1876832959, $99 hb, 1876832460

Illuminated marvels

by
March 2006, no. 279

To commemorate the centenary of Alfred Felton’s death in 1904, the National Gallery of Victoria and Macmillan Art Publishing have published the five illuminated medieval manuscripts and the single leaf acquired for the Gallery through the Felton Bequest. This stunning volume is profusely illustrated with colour plates taken by the photographic team of the NGV of all the decorative features in the manuscripts; in addition, there are numerous coloured figures of comparative works in other collections. Decorative elements from each Felton manuscript ornament the opening pages of each section, and embellish the title and end pages of the book. In design and illustration, this volume is itself a work of art, with hundreds of coloured images to delight the eye.

Joan Barclay-Lloyd reviews ‘The Felton Illuminated Manuscripts in the National Gallery of Victoria’ by Margaret M. Manion

The Felton Illuminated Manuscripts in the National Gallery of Victoria

by Margaret M. Manion

Macmillan and the National Gallery of Victoria, $66 pb, 439 pp, 1876832959, $99 hb, 1876832460

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