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A study of 16 Medieval manuscripts in Clairvaux Abbey in France found they were bound in a surprising material: sealskin.
The "romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated codex on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the ...
This richly illustrated book showcases the medieval fascination with magic through 20 illuminated manuscripts; including an astronomical companion made for Charlemagne’s son, The Sworn Book of ...
“Lumen: The Art and Science of Light ... designed to incorporate light into worship, illuminated manuscripts, and scientific instruments used by medieval scholars. There are scientific ...
A medieval illuminated manuscript, the Arma Christi scroll ... "With hand-drawn figures and beautiful calligraphy, it's a medieval work of art in its own right," Dr. Thomas said, according ...
Buettner wrote her dissertation on an early 15th-century French illuminated manuscript of Giovanni Boccaccio’s On Famous Women (published as a College Art Association monograph in 1996). After writing ...
The Arma Christi is the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre in York A rare medieval illuminated manuscript uncovered in the archive of a York convent is going ...