A History of Illuminated Manuscripts

Illuminated manuscripts are perhaps the most beautiful treasures to survive from the middle ages. This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the medieval world of books, their production and their consumption. The text divides this world into different groups of readers and writers: missionaries, emperors, monks, students, aristocrats, priests, collectors and the general public. De Hamel is both informative and immensely readable, and the sumptuous illustrations render this book too good to be missed.

• Introduction to Manuscript Studies
• Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms, Revised Edition (Looking At)
• Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
• The Medieval Book: Illustrated from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching)
• Scribes and Illuminators (Medieval Craftsmen Series)
• A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600
• Books of Hours (Phaidon Miniature Editions)
• Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art
• The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Painting in The British Library
• Beginning Illumination: Learning the Ancient Art, Step by Step