Description
Medieval manuscript expert Christopher de Hamel selects and discusses a range of illuminated manuscripts from The British Library’s unparalleled collection, a few of them unfinished and so revealing the processes fascinated by an illuminator’s work. He also explores the role of illuminators within the medieval book trade – how books were commissioned, the consumer’s expectations, how illuminators worked with scribes, the materials and techniques they used, and the time and expertise fascinated by creating some outstanding masterpieces of medieval art.
With over 70 colour and black-and-white illustrations, The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination is an authoritative and engaging guide to one of the crucial central aspects of medieval bookmaking for any individual focused on medieval art, social history, calligraphy, or illumination. One in every of a series of accessible and energetic introductions to the history of books and how they’re made.