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Illuminated manuscripts - handwritten books with illustrations and decorations painted in vibrant colors and gold - were among the most valuable items owned by renaissance kings and princes.

These six books carry a considerable weight of scholarship, which also amounts to a 15kg load over nearly half a metre of bookshelf. Three are catalogues and represent the collaborative effort of ...

A film from the Getty Museum introduces viewers to the beautiful handwritten books known as illuminated manuscripts For more on these marvels of the written word, you won't go wrong with ...

Tiny Medieval Books Of Huge Importance At Public Library Illuminated manuscripts-or miniatures, as they’re also called-are among the most difficult works of art to show in a public exhibition.

One of the most impressive private collections of illuminated manuscripts and early printed books will be offered at a live auction in New York on April 23, according to Christie’s, which is ...

Lavish illuminated art will shine again at a ... Pocket-sized piety: At a Montreal exhibit, medieval manuscripts speak volumes about ... The pictures are from medieval devotional books, ...

Flecks of gold and vibrant swirls of royal blue grace the pages of illuminated royal manuscripts at the British Library in London, which will shortly go on show to the public.

Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts containing representations of these animals also depended on a ...

These six books carry a considerable weight of scholarship, which also amounts to a 15kg load over nearly half a metre of bookshelf. Three are catalogues and represent the collaborative effort of ...