Research Catalog

Title

Medieval illumination : manuscript art from England and France 700-1200 / Kathleen Doyle and Charlotte Denoël.

Author

Doyle, Kathleen, 1958-

Publication

• London : British Library Publishing, 2018.
• ©2018

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Additional Authors

• Denoël, Charlotte
• British Library.

Description

176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color); 26 cm

Summary

Illuminated manuscripts from England and France are among the greatest masterpieces of medieval European art. The book showcases dozens of the finest examples, many of which have never before been exhibited and are rarely reproduced. It reveals the close artistic and intellectual connections between Anglo-Saxon and Norman England and medieval France, where scribes and illuminators often shared stylistic ideas and subject-matter.0Among the manuscripts featured here are gospel-books and saints' lives, histories and herbals. Together they give rich insights into the culture and beliefs of people in medieval Europe, and they are a significant source of evidence for Anglo-Saxon England in particular. Curators from the British Library in London and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris have collaborated on a major project to study these manuscripts in detail - this book introduces their findings alongside stunning images.

Alternative Title

Medieval illumination : manuscript art in England and France, 700-1200

Subject

• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > England
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > France
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
• Illuminierte Handschrift
• England
• France
• Frankreich

Note

• Cover title: Medieval illumination: manuscript art in England and France, 700-1200.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168) and indexes.

ISBN

• 9780712352123
• 0712352120

OCLC

• on1064943516
• 1064943516
• SCSB-9265724

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries