Medieval manuscripts are counted among the greatest glories of Western civilization. With their gold and painted decoration and their charming miniatures, they have always had immense appeal, and images from them can be seen everywhere - from greeting cards and wrapping paper to…
In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, Receptacle of the Sacred explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to the present. A book ""manuscript"" should be understood as a…
"Caught in a Whirlwind: A Cultural History of Ottoman Baghdad as Reflected in its Illustrated Manuscripts focuses on a period of great artistic vitality in the region of Baghdad, a frontier area that was caught between the rival Ottoman and the Safavid empires. In the period fol…
Die Apokalypse des Johannes ist das rätselhafteste und bilderreichste Buch der Bibel. Sie beflügelte die Imagination vieler Künstler zwischen Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit. Dieser grossartig bebilderte Band erhellt Geschichte, Theologie und Bedeutung der Apokalypse. Der Bogen s…
Cambridge University Library's collection of illuminated manuscripts is of international significance. It originates in the medieval university and stands alongside the holdings of the colleges and the Fitzwilliam Museum. The University Library contains major European examples o…
Providing a new means of access to Cambridge University Library's world-class collection of illuminated manuscripts, this catalogue evaluates their importance. It contains detailed descriptions of many celebrated manuscripts, including the first complete Chaucer manuscript, as w…
"The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books. The authors explore s…
"The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books. The authors explore s…
In the absence of a tradition of self-portraiture, how could artists signal their presence within a painting? Centred on late Timurid manuscript painting (ca. 1470-1500), this book reveals that pictures could function as the painter’s delegate, charged with the task of centring …
Drawing on the wealth of medical illustration to be found in medieval manuscripts, the author traces the history of medieval medicine, the artistic traditions which shaped its depiction, and beliefs of both medical and artistic practitioners.
"The Medieval Calendar Year celebrates the pictorial convention known as "The Labors of the Months" and the ways in which it was used in the Middle Ages. Richly illustrated and elegantly presented, it provides valuable insights into prevailing social attitudes and values and wil…
