French Illuminated Manuscripts in the J. Paul Getty Museum Thomas Kren Getty Publications, 2007 French Illuminated Manuscripts in the J. Paul Getty Museum introduces the public to the richness of the J. Paul Getty Museum's holdings in French manuscripts from the ninth to the eighteenth century. This book showcases full-color reproductions of masterpieces from such works as Carolingian manuscripts of the ninth century; several sumptuously illuminated Ottonian texts from the late tenth ...             Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age Michelle P. Brown University of Toronto Press, 2007 The Anglo-Saxons first appeared on the historical scene as pagan pirates and mercenaries moving into the declining Roman Empire in the fifth century. By the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, Anglo-Saxon England was one of the most sophisticated states in the medieval West, renowned for its ecclesiastical and cultural achievements. The written word was of tremendous importance in this ...             Masterpieces of Illumination: The World's Most Famous Manuscripts 400 To 16006 reviews Ingo F Walther, Norbert Wolf Taschen, 2007 A joy to hold and behold + The Best Available Overview of Illuminated Manuscripts + unbelievably cheap - are we talking the same edition? + One of the coolest books I own!! + A great book on medieval illumination             The Smithsonian Book of Books4 reviews Michael Olmert Smithsonian, 1992 Just How Special Books Were + Fun to read + For Those Who Love Books Inside and Out... + A bookworm's delight             Illuminated Letter Designs (International Design Library)5 reviews Muriel Parker Stemmer House Publishers, 1986 Great Book for Scribes + Illuminated Letter Design + Illuminated letter designs + My 2 cents             Picturing Kingship: History and Painting in the Psalter of Saint Louis Harvey Stahl Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008 "Picturing Kingship" presents the first comprehensive art-historical study of the personal prayerbook of King Louis IX. The book approaches the St. Louis Psalter through a rich range of perspectives and methodologies and positions it within the contexts of its production and use. Not only is the manuscript's production and structure given detailed study, but the king's ways of handling his ...             Italian Illuminated Manuscripts in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) Thomas Kren, Kurt Barstow Getty Publications, 2005 The Getty Museum inaugurates a new series of affordable publications that introduce the public to the richness of its holdings in illuminated manuscripts. The first in the series features Italian manuscript illumination from the ninth to the sixteenth centuries. This volume showcases full-color reproductions of masterpieces by Niccolo da Bologna, Pisanello, Girolamo da Cremona, Taddeo Crivelli, ...             Viking Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)3 reviews A. G. Smith Dover Publications, 1999 Good Art and Well Sourced + Reference Work This book was everything I wanted it to be. The artwork is clear Black and White linework, with notations on each page about where the design came from and what it was used on. I would recommend this to anyone interested in Historical Reproductions.             The Imitation of Christ: Illustrated With Illuminated Manuscripts4 reviews Thomas a Kempis Ignatius Press, 2004 Breathtaking! + Medieval Illustrations Set A Certain Tone That Fits This Work + A Classic with Art! What a magnificent presentation of a magnificent book. The text here is the Challoner 1737 translation (the Douay Bible translation was Challoner's also) which is so beautiful and devotional and which fits perfectly with the incredible art on each page. This is not a large coffee-table-type book; ...             A History of Illuminated Manuscript12 reviews Christopher De Hamel Phaidon Press, 1997 Fabulous book and indispensable resource! + The Best Available History of Illuminated Manuscripts + A History of Illuminated Manuscripts + Very Impressed + A Joyous Entry for Anyone's Library             Books of Hours (Phaidon Miniature Editions)6 reviews Editors of Phaidon Press Phaidon Press, 1996 Books of Hours + a beautiful little book + The luminous colors of the dark ages. + Beautiful book + Small yet Elegantly Detailed             Beasts Factual and Fantastic (The Medieval Imagination)2 reviews Elizabeth Morrison Getty Publications, 2007 Delightful Pictures + a charming little volume The cover features one of my favorite Getty manuscripts. Inside are photos of beasts from a variety of Getty mss, not just bestiaries. This is another way of getting familiar with their collection. The captions are good, but the photos of the ms. pages are the strength of this book.             Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics)69 reviews Thomas Malory Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 Signet translation much better than others + Great edition, very well made book, very pretty! + Great book, timeless story. + Let's be honest. . . + Geoffrey of Lousiana             The Library of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum1 review David Sider Getty Publications, 2005 Good Overview With great photos and illustrations, this book is virtually coffee-table quality. The information is robust and well-researched. It takes a broad overview from the potential owners of the villa all the way through how the "papiri" were read.             Introduction to Manuscript Studies Raymond Clemens, Timothy Graham Cornell University Press, 2008 Providing a comprehensive and accessible orientation to the field of medieval manuscript studies, this lavishly illustrated book by Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham is unique among handbooks on paleography, codicology, and manuscript illumination in its scope and level of detail. It will be of immeasurable help to students in history, art history, literature, and religious studies who ...             A Masterpiece Reconstructed: The Hours of Louis XII Getty Publications, 2005 The Hours of Louis XII is the stunning prayer book that Jean Bourdichon painted for the king of France, mostly likely on the occasion of his coronation in 1498. Bourdichon was the court painter to four successive French kings, including Louis and his predecessor, Charles VIII. The manuscript was originally illuminated with twelve large calendar miniatures and two dozen full-page miniatures, but ...             The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin7 reviews Bernard Meehan Thames & Hudson, 1994 Darkness into Light + A Fun Must Have + The Book of Kells: informing and illuminating + The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction             Illuminated Manuscripts: Treasures of the Pierpont Morgan Library New York (Tiny Folios Series)6 reviews William M. Voelkle, Susan L'Engle Abbeville Press, 1998 Excellent Little Find! + The Morgan Stars + A wealth of good stuff in a small package + An Exemplar for the keen-eyed!             The Douce Apocalypse (BL - Treasures from the Bodleian Library)1 review Nigel J. Morgan Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2007 A Superior Edition of the Douce Apocalypse Illuminated Manuscript The Manuscript Douce Apocalypse is considered one of the best of the English thirteenth century Apocalypse manuscripts, a genre which had become one of the most sought after luxury books. This manuscript illustrates the Book of Revelation of St. John the Divine. The stunning pictures "have an ...             Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms (Looking At...)6 reviews Michelle P. Brown Getty Publications, 1994 A great little dictionary of illumination. + Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms + A glorious elucidation of the handwritten book + Outstanding resource for anyone! + A Bible for beginning codicologers