Ingo F. Walther was born in Berlin in 1940 and studied medieval studies, literature, and art history in Frankfurt am Main and Munich. He has published numerous books on the art of the Middle Ages and of the 19th and 20th centuries.
A very special birthday gift just finished before my next birthday :) Exclusive, comprehensive (including the miniatures from İslamic World as well) and detailed. Realky had troubles to digest the grammar and vocabulary used and have to confess remember very little as I come to end - no worries for me though as it gave me a similar experience as I did the sketching: No matter how insufficient I am, the entire process is priceless
good resource to get a sense of style across time and place. kinda gappy narrative though, perhaps unavoidable. stole a maple leaf motif from one of the manuscripts :)
would have loved this book as a kid//growing up good gift book....