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1	The illuminated manuscript more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist The British Library houses one of the world's great collections of illuminated manuscripts, and Janet Backhouse has drawn on this resource to make a selection of examples that span over 800 years of medieval book production. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions
2	The Lindisfarne Gospels more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist The Lindisfarne Gospels, a manuscript produced in the Northumbrian island monastery of Lindisfarne at the end of the seventh century, in honour of Saint Cuthbert, is a relic of early Christianity in England, and one of the nation's greatest treasures. This book makes the glories of the Lindisfarne Gospels accessible to a wide public. see all copies from $2.15! new only from $8.10! \| first editions
3	The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art, 966-1066 more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist see all copies from $4.46! new only from $4.46! \| first editions
4	Sherborne Missal more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist The "Sherbourne Missal" is considered one of the finest examples of book painting, and was commissioned in the 14th century for Sherbourne Abbey in Dorset. This study explores its creation and history, and assesses its importance as a masterpiece in the history of English art. see all copies from $20.97! new only from $20.97! \| first editions
5	Lindisfarne Gospels : masterpiece of book painting more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist "The Lindisfarne Gospels" is one of Britain's greatest artistic treasures, a surviving example of Anglo-Saxon book painting of the late-seventh century. Written and illuminated in honour of God and St Cuthbert, in about AD 698 by the monk Eadfrith, afterwards Bishop of Lindisfarne, it is famous for the quality and intricate design of its decorated ... see all copies from $1.99!
6	Illuminated Page more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist Illuminated Manuscripts are Among the Richest and Most Revealing relics of the pre-print Western world, and are central to our understanding of medieval social and cultural history. The British Library boasts the world's finest collection of medieval manuscripts, and in this new and lavishly illustrated survey, Janet Backhouse draws on these ... see all copies from $14.44! new only from $48.95! \| first editions
7	Becket Leaves more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist see all copies from $7.75! new only from $18.95! \| first editions
8	The Lindisfarne Gospels: A Masterpiece of Book Painting more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist The Lindisfarne Gospels, a manuscript produced in the Northumbrian island monastery of Lindisfarne at the end of the seventh century, in honour of Saint Cuthbert, is one of the world's masterpieces of book painting. It is a precious relic of early Christianity in England, and one of the nation's greatest treasures. This is the first book to make ... see all copies from $4.18! new only from $47.94! \| first editions
9	The Hastings Hours more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist Intimate in scale and richly decorated with miniatures of scenes from the life of Christ and of the saints -- set off by delicate flower paintings and occasional lighthearted glimpses of contemporary courtly life -- The Hastings Hours remains one of the outstanding achievements of Renaissance Flemish illumination. Named after its patron, William ... see all copies from $12.30! new only from $31.01!
10	A Masterpiece Reconstructed: The Hours of Louis XII more books like this by Thomas Kren (Editor), Mark Evans, Janet Backhouse add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $21.41! \| first editions \| SVS
11	William Caxton: An Exhibition to Commemorate the Quincentenary of the Introduction of Printing Into England: British Library Reference Division, 24 September 1976-31 January 1977 more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist see all copies from $2.49! first editions
12	The Isabella Breviary more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist The Breviary of Queen Isabella of Castile is one of the most important Flemish illuminated manuscripts, notable for the verve and originality of its miniatures. The author shows how no effort was spared to produce an illustrative scheme on a monumental scale. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $17.95!
13	The Bedford Hours more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist One of Britain's major treasures, this book is an outstanding example of late medieval manuscript art. see all copies from $16.59! new only from $197.06! \| first editions
14	Medieval Birds in the Sherborne Missal more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist see all copies from $16.95! new only from $16.95! \| SVS
15 view cover	Illumination from Books of Hours more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist Books of Hours survive in their thousands in libraries, museums and private collections across the Western world, reflecting both the personal piety and the fashionable taste of the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Europe. They owe their name to a single essential text, the Hours (or Little Office) of the Virgin Mary, but otherwise their ... see all copies from $14.60! new only from $14.88! \| SVS
16 view cover	Books of Hours more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist see all copies from $5.96! signed copies
17 view cover	Good Looking, Easy Swallowing: Creative Catering for Modified Texture Diets more books like this by Graham Martin (Photographer), Janet Martin, Janet Backhouse add to wishlist see all copies from $210.76!
18	Luttrell Psalter more books like this by Janet Backhouse (Editor) add to wishlist Written and illuminated in the early 14th century for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell of Irnham in Lincolnshire, The Luttrell Psalter is celebrated for its long series of attractive marginal illustrations showing scenes of rural life in medieval England. Here Janet Backhouse describes the manuscript's creation and history, illustrated with 40 colour and 20 ... see all copies from $43.29!
19 view cover	Medieval Illuminated Address by Janet Backhouse, British Library add to wishlist Including 30 miniature illustrations from "The Hasting Hours", an illuminated late-medieval manuscript from Flanders, this is an address book, with floral border decorations. Its companion volume is a Book of Days. see all copies from $5.24!
20	The Making of England : Anglo-Saxon art and culture AD600-900 more books like this by L. Webster, Janet Backhouse, British Museum, British Library add to wishlist see all copies from $74.99!
21 view cover	Medieval Rural Life in the Luttrell Psalter more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist "The Luttrell Psalter" is one of the best-known English manuscripts. Written and illuminated in the early 14th century for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell, it is celebrated for its series of attractive marginal illustrations showing scenes of life in mediaeval England. The most celebrated sequence of pictures in the manuscript represents the annual cycle of ... see all copies from $16.87! new only from $16.87! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Painting in the British Library more books like this by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist Illuminated manuscripts are among the richest, most revealing relics of the Western world before the introduction of printing. They are central to our knowledge of social and cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance. Drawing on the British Library's collection of medieval manuscripts, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to ... see all copies from $19.80! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Medieval Flowers and Plants Engagement Diary: 1996 by Janet Backhouse add to wishlist This large-format engagement diary features a range of detailed images of flowers and plants taken from illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages. Janet Backhouse, curator of illuminated manuscripts, provides a commentary on each illustration. see all copies from $10.00!
24	John Scottowe's Alphabet books more books like this by John Scottowe, Janet Backhouse, Roxburghe Club add to wishlist see all copies from $250.00! first editions

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