"An account based on the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.
Contents
The medieval book trade. -- On scripts and scribes. -- Decorative initials. -- Ornamental flourishing. -- Borders and frames. -- 'Sports of fantasy': grotesques. -- Miniature painting. -- Working method. -- Mass-produced medieval books. -- A procession of manuscripts. -- The survival and revival of the illuminator's craft. -- Manuscripts in a museum of art and industry: the Victoria and Albert 'illuminations' collection.
