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The Illuminated Manuscript
An outstanding selection from the British Library's collection of illuminated manuscripts.
Janet Backhouse
Editions:
Price: USD$12.95
130 points- Paperback
- English
- 280 x 215 mm, 11 x 8 1/2 in
- 80 pp
- 28 colour illustrations, 42 black and white illustrations
- ISBN-13: 9780714824680
- ISBN-10: 0714824682
- A selection of outstanding examples from the British Library's world-renowned collection of illuminated manuscripts
- Covers more than 800 years of medieval book production
- Begins with the Lindisfarne Gospels and continues with a representative cross-section that reveals the remarkable variety of medieval manuscripts
- Full-colour reproductions represent both superb examples of early book illustration and a revealing commentary on medieval life and attitudes
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