Reading
List
Adult Books
- Brown, Michelle B. Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms. (Getty Museum, 1994).
- De Hamel, Christopher. Medieval Craftsmen: Scribes and Illuminators. (British Museum, 1992).
- Jean, Georges. Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts. (Abrams, 1992).
- Oliver, Stefan. Paint Your Own Illuminated Letters. (Quantum Books, 1999).
- Parker, Murial M. Illuminated Letter Designs in the Historiated Style of the Middle Ages. (Stemmer House, 1986).
- Tanis, James R. et al. Leaves of Gold: Manuscript Illumination from Philadelphia Collections. (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001).
Children's Books
- Brookfield, Karen. Books. (Dorling Kindersley, 1993)
- Langley, Andrew. Medieval Life. (Dorling Kindersley, 1996).
- Robertson, Bruce. Marguerite Makes a Book. Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999)
- Wilson, Elizabeth B. Bibles and Bestiaries: A Guide to Illuminated Manuscripts. Straus and Giroux, 1994).
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