Art & Manuscripts
This volume details illuminated manuscripts produced in England and Western Europe between 800 and 1200AD. Only manuscripts that that contain images of people, animals, buildings or items are included.
Contents
| Manuscripts by Area and Period | Manuscripts by Subject |
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Manuscripts by Area and Period
Carolingian 800-950AD
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List of Illuminated Carolingian Manuscripts
Anglo-Saxon 900-1066AD
Elzbieta Temple lists 104 illuminated manuscripts. This list is reduced to 83 once volumes that only contain decorative initials are removed.
List of Illuminated Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts
Ottonian 950-1050AD
The artistic successor to the Carolingian Renascence, the German, Swiss and Italian Ottonian manuscripts provide some of the best depictions of people and fashions in this period. Henry Mayr-Harting's two volume study draws on 70 Ottonian manuscripts and is the basis for this list.
List of Illuminated Ottonian Manuscripts
Romance 1050-1200AD
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List of Illuminated Romance Manuscripts
Manuscripts by Subject
It is often very useful to compare different manuscripts that depict the same stories or subjects.
