illumination of books and manuscripts

Includes 117 illustrations, many showing detail, with text by the Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College. Provides an analysis of the artists, illuminations, text, and historic background of the book.

A sailor continues the work of others in creating the illuminated Book of Kells.

Thirty-two full-color plates present all of the full-page decorations, illustrations, and portraits in the famous ninth-century New Testament gospel text, the Book of Kells, as well as several examples of its textual leaves.

In late-fourteenth-century England, Finn, a master illuminator, works on an English translation of the Bible, but fears that if his work is discovered he will be persecuted by the Church.

In medieval Paris, Marguerite helps her nearly blind father finish painting an illuminated manuscript for his patron, Lady Isabelle.

Traces the history of calligraphy and illumination, explores the use of gold in miniatures and highlighting, and explains the basic techniques of calligraphy. Also provides step-by-step instructions for designing and painting a coat of arms, plus a reference section on selecting materials, mixing colors, and stretching vellum.

In medieval Ireland, Theophane's boredom with his duties as a scribe distracts the other monks, but when he is sent to the kitchens he discovers that he can make inks of many colors from plants, allowing the others to illustrate their work. Includes facts about the history of monasteries, scriptoriums, and illuminated manuscripts.

A medieval alphabet book, illustrated in the style of illuminated manuscripts, presenting aspects of the Middle Ages from alchemist to zither.

Text and accompanying photographs introduce illumination, the medieval art of decorating books and manuscripts with gold, silver and paints.