"Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta" is a flamboyant demonstration of two arts - calligraphy and miniature painting - and was produced in the court of Emperor Rudolf II. This is the second half which comprises two alphabets drawn and illuminated by miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel. One consists of Roman capital letters (majuscules), the other, Gothic lower-case letters (minuscules). Both are ingeniously illustrated by symbols and heraldic objects. They are fully explained with a detailed commentary.
- ISBN10 0500017891
- ISBN13 9780500017890
- Publish Date 6 May 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 September 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English