German and Central European Manuscript Illumination

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German and Central European Manuscript Illumination

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1papyri
Feb 22, 2009, 4:04 pm

German and Central European Manuscript Illumination Exhibit

The Getty Center
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Feb. 24, 2009 through May 24, 2009

The exhibit features 24 works which illustrate the magnificent artistic quality of book painting over eight centuries in Germany and Central Europe. Manuscripts and works of art highlight Carolingian and Ottonian Illumination, Romanesque and Gothic Styles, and illuminations from the late Middle Ages through the period around the Invention of Printing. The exhibit also features a recently restored painting showing the Crucifixion by Albrecht Altdorfer.

Exhibit Homepage

Illustrated exhibition checklist
(PDF, 199 KB, 6 pp.)