<i>Les Manuscrits des lexiques et glossaires de l'antiquité tardive à la fin du moyen âge</i> (review)
Keith V. Sinclair
164 Reviews facilitated multiple views. This application is, however, clearly limited since, as Gibbons freely admits, the spectator cannot circle relief. But there is ample evidence to suggest that Giambologna fully explored possibilities of relief sculpture, despite its planar characteristics, in order contribute viewer's experience. describes detail way which specific formal elements, such physical projection offigures,the space between characters, placement large groups, and use diagonals deep architectural vistas, both encourage enhance involvement unfolding narrative. She also points certain compositional arrangements convey emotional psychological drama. Gibbons's analysis important for w a y it highlights Giambologna's astonishingly broad range interpretative technical skills. offers valuable information on his understanding post-Tridentine ideology chapel. The main strength this book gives reader context within interpret Grimaldi close impact thought matters cultural political sheds n e light m aspects commission. Similarly, her discussion particular concerns patronage Genoese society great interest. crucial emphasis location fact that, during period, separate states Italian peninsula had quite often distinct preoccupations affected production art. Sally Quin School Architecture Fine Arts University Western Australia Hamesse, Jacqueline, ed., Les Manuscrits des lexiques et glossaires de I'a tardive la fin du moyen age. (Textes Etudes Moyen Age 4), LouvainLa -Neuve, Federation Internationale Instituts d'Etudes Medievales, 1996; pp. xiii, 723; R.R.P. BR 2450. umbrella title embraces papers delivered by twenty-two scholars at 1994 conference Erice. A s language(s) lexicons discussed are omitted from title, needs know they principally Latin ones with few vernacular interfaces. proceedings colloquium were not intended involve every form early glossary. Anyone researching glossatorial forerunners modern monolingual dictionaries, Larousse, will be disappointed. Relevant thoughts subject, Petrus Berchorius imitators, appeared year conference, so happens (see New Zealand Journal ofFrench Studies, 15, 5-19). contents volume reflect current interest select glossators or 165 research into problems raised their works. Thus, lexicographical activities examined writings Isidore Seville, C. Condoner (pp. 5777 ); Nonius Marcellus, P. Gatti 79-91) A. L. Llorente 93100 Osbert Gloucester, F. Bertini 283-97); Angelo Senisio, G Cremascoli 337-52); Papias Uguccione da Pisa, Bartola 377-452); Giovanni Balbi, G. Powitz, penetrating insights manuscript tradition 299-336). gloss Antiquity later ages subject essays Holtz 1-21), J. Kramer, those papyri 23-55); Jeudy, glosses accompanying Juvenal's Satires 253-82); Radiciotti, Greek paleographical 121-6). topic 'On nature transmission glossaries" Dionisotti 205-52), reference views held Lindsay Goetz. report progress towards corpus Carolingian Biblical Glossaries provided Vaciago 127-44). D. Nebbiai-Dalla Guarda 145-204) extensive glossaries dictionaries medieval libraries. O other hand, Catalonia's holdings consideration Alturo 101-20). Specificfieldsof covered contributors. Many Corpus iuris civilis texts come under scrutiny focus R. Dolezalek 35376 ). J . Hamesse investigates unedited philosophical 453-80). Hebrew-Latin glosses, especially...
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