Iain Robertson
Ashgate
Paperback
176
Matthew Paris?»s illustrated Chronica Majora is not only a familiar landmark in English medieval history but also an important milestone in the history of Gothic art. Produced by a man of remarkably diverse and modern interests, Paris?»s drawings deal with contemporary political, social, economic, and religious issues and events, they also provide some of the earliest and most extensive pictorial documents of medieval heraldry, cartography, and natural science.
Ashgate
Paperback
176
Matthew Paris?»s illustrated Chronica Majora is not only a familiar landmark in English medieval history but also an important milestone in the history of Gothic art. Produced by a man of remarkably diverse and modern interests, Paris?»s drawings deal with contemporary political, social, economic, and religious issues and events, they also provide some of the earliest and most extensive pictorial documents of medieval heraldry, cartography, and natural science.