Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages

372 Pages·1983·38.592 MB·English

by  Robert G. Calkins

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ROBERT G.~ CALKINS
CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS
ITHACA, NEW YORK
THIS BOOK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED WITH THE AID OF A GRANT FROM
THE HULL MEMORIAL PUBLICATION FUND OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
Copyright © 1983 by Cornell University Press
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First published 1983 by Cornell University Press.
Second printing 1986.
First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 1986.
Second printing 1993.
Printed in the United States of America
© The paper in this book meets the minimum requirements of the
American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of
Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Calkins, Robert G.
Illuminated books of the Middle Ages.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Title
ND2920.C28 1983 745.6'7'0902 83-5208
ISBN 0-8014-1506-3 (cloth)
ISBN 0-8014-9377-3 (paper)
Frontispiece: Hierarchy of Heaven Paying Homage. Metz Coronation Sacramen-
tary, fol. sv (Paris, Bibliothéque Nationale, MS lat. 1141: Photo Bibl. Nat.,
Paris)
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Contents
Prctace
Introduction: From the Earliest Bibles to
Byzantine Manuscripts
1 / The Insular Gospel Book
The Book of Durrow
The Lindisfarne Gospels
The Book of Kells
2 / The Carolingian Bible
The First Bible of Charles the Bald
3 / The Imperial Gospel Book
The Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram
4 / The Ottonian Evangelistary
ne Rericopes of Henry II
5 / The Mass Book
The Drogo and Metz Sacramentaries
The Berthold Missal
A Lombard Gradual
ov, NhesPsalter
The Windmill Psalter
7/ Books for the Divine Office
The Breviary of Charles V
The Beaupré Antiphonary
8 / The Book of Hours
An Italo-French Book of Hours
9 / Other Types of Manuscripts
Appendixes: Contents of Manuscripts
Notes
Bibhography
Index
Colorplates follow page 32