THE ILLUMINATED SKETCHBOOK OF STEPHAN SCHRIBER (1494) Selected pages from the Spätgotisches Musterbuch des Stephan Schriber, a manuscript which appears to be some kind of sketchbook, belonging to a 15th century monk working in South-West Germany, where ideas and layouts for illuminated manuscripts were tried out and skills developed. (All images taken from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek found via Europeana).  ____________________________________________________ Monks were the desktop publishers/artists of their time. This is a stunning look into the development of the skills used to produce handcrafted works of art in the form of books. Amazing!

THE ILLUMINATED SKETCHBOOK OF STEPHAN SCHRIBER (1494)

Selected pages from the Spätgotisches Musterbuch des Stephan Schriber, a manuscript which appears to be some kind of sketchbook, belonging to a 15th century monk working in South-West Germany, where ideas and layouts for illuminated manuscripts were tried out and skills developed. 

(All images taken from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek found via Europeana). 
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Monks were the desktop publishers/artists of their time. This is a stunning look into the development of the skills used to produce handcrafted works of art in the form of books. Amazing!

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