Royal Illuminated Manuscripts: Ffrom King Athelstan to Henry VIII

by Kathleen Doyle and Scot McKendrick

Before the introduction of printing to Western Europe during the mid-fifteenth century, all books were written by hand. As a result, manuscripts were extremely rare and expensive, particularly those that were illuminated. Decorated with illustrations of brightly colored pigments and burnished gold leaf, illuminated manuscripts were first made by monasteries for their own libraries, but later, as literacy increased, for the visual and literary entertainment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712358552
• ISBN13: 9780712358552
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.0"