Adventures of Gillion de Trazegnies - Chivalry and Romance in the Medieval East

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

One of the finest works from the golden era of Flemish manuscript illumination, the Getty's copy of the Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies tells of the adventures of a medieval nobleman. Part travelogue, part romance, and part epic, the text traces the exciting exploits of Gillion as he journeys to Jerusalem on pilgrimage, is imprisoned in Egypt and rises to the command of the Sultan's armies, mistakenly becomes a bigamist first with a Christian and then a Muslim wife, and dies in battle as a glorious hero. The tale encompasses the most thrilling elements of the Western romance genre -- love, villainy, loyalty, and war -- set against the backdrop of the East. This lavishly illustrated volume reveals for the first time the complexity of this illuminated romance. A complete reproduction of the book's illustrations and a partial translation of the text appear along with essays that explore the manuscript's vibrant cultural, historical, and artistic contexts. The innovative illuminations, by the renowned artist Lieven van Lathem, juxtapose the reality of medieval Europe with an idealized vision of the East. This unusual pairing, found in the text and illustrations, is the source of a rich discussion of the fifteenth-century political situation in the West and the Crusades in the East.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-01-05
Mått:236 x 310 x 18 mm
Vikt:1 226 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Getty Trust Publications
ISBN:9781606064634

Utforska kategorier

Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Illustrationskonst och kommersiell konst inom Kultur
Designhistoria inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Elizabeth Morrison is senior curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum and is a specialist in Flemish illumination. Zrinka Stahuljak is professor of French and comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has published widely on romance and the medieval Mediterranean.

Recensioner i media

"Elizabeth Morrison and Zrinka Stahuljak's monograph provides an excellent introduction to this manuscript that is both accessible to general readers as well as to specialists in the field."--Renaissance Quarterly ..".[a] sumptuously produced and indisputably elegant work..."--The Times Literary Supplement