Description
Illuminated manuscripts of the Bible are some of the finest, most beautiful but least-known works of art to survive from the Middle Ages.
This exquisitely illustrated book presents 45 expertly selected treasures that transport us across 1,000 years of history, passing chronologically through some of the major centres of the Christian world.
Every manuscript included in this major new study is a glorious masterpiece, and is reproduced on a scale that enables us to marvel at the illuminator’s art.
Dr Scot McKendrick is Head of Western Heritage Collections at the British Library. He jointly edited and contributed to 1,000 Years of Royal Books and Manuscripts (2013). Together with Dr Kathleen Doyle he wrote Bible Manuscripts: 1,400 Years of Scribes and Scripture (2007), and contributed to Sacred: Books of the Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam (2007).
Dr Kathleen Doyle is the Lead Curator, Illuminated Manuscripts at the British Library. Kathleen edited and contributed to 1,000 Years of Royal Books and Manuscripts (2013). Together with Dr Scot McKendrick they wrote Bible Manuscripts: 1,400 Years of Scribes and Scripture (2007), and contributed to Sacred: Books of the Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam (2007).
