{"title":"Lee Hendrix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Hendrix\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the rich intersection of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e with a particular emphasis on historical manuscripts and illumination. Readers can expect detailed explorations that celebrate the intricate beauty and craftsmanship of sixteenth-century calligraphy and artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for the natural world, Hendrix’s works also illuminate the relationship between science and art, offering thoughtful perspectives on how nature has inspired cultural expression through the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nature-illuminated-by-lee-hendrix-9780892364725","title":"Nature Illuminated","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the \u003cem\u003eMira calligraphiae monumenta\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYears later, at Rudolf's behest, miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel filled the spaces on each manuscript page with insects, fruits, flowers, and other botanical images. The combination of word and illustration is rare and, on its tiny scale, constitutes one of the marvels of the Central European Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNature Illuminated\u003c\/em\u003e reproduces forty-one pages from the original codex. Those who love and collect beautiful books will be endlessly fascinated by Hoefnagel's imagery and invention. The accompanying commentary identifies and explains the details of Hoefnagel's exquisitely crafted illuminations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854705021164,"sku":"9780892364725","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/36504a7b15e60a2d49ab7bcb1e0684cd.jpg?v=1759266180"},{"product_id":"mira-calligraphiae-monumenta-a-sixteenth-century-calligraphic-manuscript-inscribed-by-georg-bocskay-and-illuminated-by-joris-joefnagel-by-thea-vignau-wilberg-9781606066584","title":"Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta - A Sixteenth-Century Calligraphic Manuscript Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Joefnagel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow back in print, the ultimate booklover's gift book—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1561–62, the master calligrapher Georg Bocskay (died 1575), imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created \u003ci\u003eMira Calligraphiae Monumenta\u003c\/i\u003e (Model Book of Calligraphy) as a demonstration of his own preeminence among scribes. Some thirty years later, Ferdinand's grandson, the Emperor Rudolf II, commissioned Europe's last great manuscript illuminator, Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1600), to embellish the work. The resulting book is at once a treasury of extraordinary beauty and a landmark in the cultural debate between word and image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historical scripts for a work that summarised all that had been learned about writing to date—a testament to the universal power of the written word. Hoefnagel, desiring to prove the superiority of his art over Bocskay's words, employed every resource of illusionism, colour, and form to devise all manner of brilliant grotesques, from flowers, fruit, insects, and animals to monsters and masks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnavailable for nearly a decade, this gorgeous volume features over 180 colour illustrations, as well as scholarly commentary and biographies of both artists, to inspire scholars, bibliophiles, graphic designers, typographers, and calligraphers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536784048364,"sku":"9781606066584","price":178.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8c84c696c888e03a276656a0d4fdfcb5.jpg?v=1776904229"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lee-hendrix.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}