A History of Illuminated Manuscripts by
Describes how illuminated manuscripts were created and for in what situations. For the second edition of this book, the text has been revised and updated and the whole volume completely redesigned with new color illustrations.
Scribes and Illuminators by
Describes each stage of production of illuminated manuscripts from the preparation of the vellum, pens, paints and inks to the writing of the scripts and the final decoration and illumination of the book.Also examines the role of the stationer or bookshop in co-ordinating book production and describes the supply of exemplars and the accuracy of texts.
Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms (Revised) by
This revised edition of Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms offers definitions of the key elements of illuminated manuscripts.
The Art of the Bible: Illuminated Manuscripts from the Medieval World by
Looks at forty-five featured manuscripts, across the globe and through 1,000 years of history. Examines some of the finest but least-known paintings from the Middle Ages, and on the development of art, literature, and civilization as we know it.
Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art by
Camille considers marginalia--in the cathedral, the court, the monastery--in direct and complex relation to the whole work of medieval manuscripts.
Imaging the Early Medieval Bible by
While scholars have long argued that the subjects and format of such illustrations were largely determined by archetypes of the earliest years of Christian artistic culture, the contributors to this volume show how decorated Bibles were shaped instead by ad hoc artistic decisions that resulted in a variety of creative approaches.
Illuminating the Word in the Early Middle Ages (Online) by
Addresses the essential first steps in the development of the new phenomenon of the illuminated book, which innovatively introduced colourful large letters and ornamental frames as guides for the reader's access to the text. Tracing their surprising origins within late Roman reading practices, Lawrence Nees shows how these decorative features stand as ancestors to features of printed and electronic books we take for granted today, including font choice, word spacing, punctuation and sentence capitalisation.
Manuscripts and Libraries in the Age of Charlemagne by
An investigation of the manuscript evidence and the role of books in the transmission of culture from the sixth to the ninth century, and studies of the court libraries of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious. Bischoff also explores centers of learning outside the court in terms of the writing centers and the libraries associated with major monastic and cathedral schools respectively.
The Social Life of Illumination: Manuscripts, Images, and Communities in the Late Middle Ages by
This anthology is the first broadly based exploration of an issue now emerging at the intersection of art history and literary study: how the interplay of images and texts in medieval manuscripts enabled an array of social interactions that helped shape individual and communal experience and identities.
Toward a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World Through Illuminated Manuscripts by
Examines illuminated manuscripts and other book arts of the Global Middle Ages.
The Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts by
Introduces readers to the keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of history.
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