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1	Scribes and Illuminators more books like this by Christopher De Hamel add to wishlist More manuscripts survive than any other artifact from the Middle Ages. They are often beautifully preserved, enabling us to appreciate the skilled design and craftsmanship of the men who created them. see all copies from $9.07! new only from $10.50!
2	Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Painting: Book Illumination in the British Isles, 600-800 more books like this by Carl Nordenfalk add to wishlist Beautifully reproduced illuminations from such manuscripts as "The Book of Kells", "The Lindisfarne Gospels", and "The Book of Durrow". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $181.86! \| first editions
3	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 $7.76! \| first editions
4	The Cloisters Apocalypse: A Fourteenth-Century Manuscript in Facsimile more books like this by Florens Deuchler, Helmut Nickel, Cloisters add to wishlist see all copies from $12.87! new only from $90.50! \| first editions
5	The Golden Age: Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duke of Berry more books like this by Marcel Thomas add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! new only from $4.50! \| first editions
6	Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work more books like this by Professor Jonathan J G Alexander add to wishlist Who were the medieval illuminators and how were their hand-produced books illustrated and decorated? In this book, Jonathan Alexander presents a survey of manuscript illumination throughout Europe from the fourth to the 16th century. He discusses the social and historical context of the illuminators' lives, considers their methods of work, and ... see all copies from $22.50! new only from $42.40! \| first editions
7	Illuminations more books like this by Jonathan Hunt add to wishlist The alphabet is used as a framework to introduce readers to the medieval age. Terms covered include alchemy, black death, coat of arms, dragon, and Excalibur. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $172.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Visconti Hours, National Library, Florence more books like this by Millard Meiss, Giovannino De' Grassi add to wishlist This extraordinary manuscript, perhaps one of the gayest, most spontaneous and fanciful of Western illuminations, is an exceptionally rich Book of Hours painted by two quite different artists. In the late 1300s, Giovannino dei Grassi and his workshop painted the first folios for Giangaleazzo Visconti, despot of Milan, but the Duke's death in 1402 ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
9	Russian Illuminated Manuscripts more books like this by Olga Popova add to wishlist see all copies from $8.50! first editions
10	Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art more books like this by Dr. Michael Camille, Ph.D. add to wishlist What do they all mean - the lascivious ape, autophagic dragons, pot-bellied heads, harp-playing asses, arse-kissing priests and somersaulting jongleurs to be found protuding from the edges of medieval buildings and in the margins of illuminated manuscripts? Michael Camille explores that riotous realm of marginal art, so often explained away as ... see all copies from $14.39! new only from $18.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Book of Hours more books like this by John P Harthan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $56.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen more books like this by Hildegard of Bingen, Matthew Fox add to wishlist Esteemed scholar Matthew Fox presents a brief overview of the life and work of the 12th-century Christian mystic, intellectual, and artist, and an appreciation of her relevance to our times. ILLUMINATIONS OF HILDEGARD OF BINGEN consists primarily of Fox's commentaries on 24 illustrations by Hildegard based on her visions. Her illustrations are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.34!
13	A Treasury of Hours: Selections from Illuminated Prayer Books more books like this by Fanny Fay-Sallois, Dominique Ponnau (Foreword by) add to wishlist During the Middle Ages, kings and nobility frequently commissioned the greatest artists of their day to illustrate - or "illuminate" - their personal prayer books. Intended for private reading and meditation, these so-called "books of hours" were arranged, in keeping with the practice of the Church, so that particular prayers were read at specific ... see all copies from $6.88! new only from $11.56!
14	Carolingian Painting more books like this by Joachim Gaehde, Florentine Mutherich add to wishlist see all copies from $3.46! first editions
15	French Painting in the Time of Jean, Duke de Berry more books like this by Millard Meiss add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00! first editions
16	Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination more books like this by John Williams add to wishlist see all copies from $3.17! new only from $11.50! \| first editions
17 view cover	Medieval Alphabets and Decorative Devices more books like this by Henry Shaw (Editor) add to wishlist 30 authentic alphabets and over 150 individual letters and decorative devices -- taken from Westminster Abbey monuments, 15th-century French prayer books, and other sources -- incorporate vines, flowers, leaves, faces, and more. see all copies from $3.93! new only from $3.93! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Medieval Needlepoint: Twenty-Four Easy-To-Make Projects for the Home more books like this by Bebby Robinson, Debby Robinson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $78.98! \| first editions
19	A Host of Angels more books like this by Andrews McMeel Publishing, Ann Senn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.97! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Golden Age of English Manuscript Painting, 1200-1500 more books like this by Richard Marks add to wishlist Forty colour plates illustrate some of the finest achievements of medieval painting. see all copies from $4.42! new only from $13.52! \| first editions
21 view cover	Illuminated Manuscripts and Their Makers more books like this by Rowan Watson add to wishlist The magnificent pages of medieval missals, books of hours, breviaries, and bibles sparkle with detail illuminating the world in which they were created. This splendid volume, featuring some of the finest illuminated masterpieces from the exceptional collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, details the remarkable collaboration and ... see all copies from $37.95! new only from $40.49! \| first editions
22	Hebrew Manuscript Painting more books like this by Joseph Gutmann add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Illuminated Manuscripts: Treasures of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York more books like this by Pierpont Morgan Library, Charles E Pierce, Jr. (Foreword by), William M Vockle (Text by) add to wishlist Offering works of art as well as chronicles of the past, this work portrays evidence of what life was like during the medieval and Renaissance periods. Drawing on painted books, it illustrates the angels, demons and everyday denziens of the Middle Ages. see all copies from $6.93! new only from $8.13! \| SVS
24 view cover	Behold Thy Mother! more books like this by Andrews McMeel Publishing add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.78! \| first editions
25	Consider the Lilies more books like this by Andrews McMeel Publishing, Ann Senn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.36! \| first editions \| SVS

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	The Hours of Catherine of Cleves by John Plummer (Commentaries by) see all from $6.17! new only from $28.87!
	The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin by Bernard Meehan see all from $4.00! new only from $9.18!
	Manuscript Painting at the Court of France by Francois Avril, Franois Avril see all from $7.99! new only from $70.49!
	Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms by Michelle P Brown see all from $11.32! new only from $11.32!
	History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher De Hamel see all from $30.00! new only from $31.50!
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