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‎Lumen: The Art and Science of Light, 800 - 1600‎

‎Collins, Kristen and Nancy K. Turner (ed.): Lumen: The Art and Science of Light, 800 - 1600. London: 2024. 272 pages with over 200 colour illustrations. Hardback. 30.5 x 24.8cms. The exhibition catalogue of the 'Lumen: The Art and Science of Light 800-1600' show at the J. Paul Getty Museum from 10th September to 8th December 2024. The book explores the intersections of art and science during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, focusing on how light, materials like gold, crystal, and glass, and an increased interest in astronomy and optics changed the representations of the sacred. Presenting 124 entires including manuscripts, astronomical instruments, icons, glassworks, brasses, textile, Islamic tiles, and metalwork.‎

‎The exhibition catalogue of the 'Lumen: The Art and Science of Light 800-1600' show at the J. Paul Getty Museum from 10th September to 8th December 2024. The book explores the intersections of art and science during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, focusing on how light, materials like gold, crystal, and glass, and an increased interest in astronomy and optics changed the representations of the sacred. Presenting 124 entires including manuscripts, astronomical instruments, icons, glassworks, brasses, textile, Islamic tiles, and metalwork. Text in English‎