These opening letters for one of the psalms are a classic illustration of medieval illumination, relying on vibrant colors, geometric patterns, and illustrated scenes (image courtesy the British ...

The British Library has digitized one of the most astounding works of art of the Middle Ages, an illuminated manuscript known as the Sherborne Missal, making it viewable in astonishing detail online.

Organized by the University Libraries Special Collections Division and the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the symposium will take place at Mullins Library and the World ...

1.Crossing the Threshold -- 2.Illuminating Music -- 3.Why Saints Matter -- 4.Initiating the Renaissance -- 5.Cuttings and Collectors -- 6.Marking Time -- 7.Re-Enacting the Past -- 8.Reading the Bible ...

The Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department at Brandeis houses several medieval manuscripts that depict beautiful examples of illumination. Four notable examples ...

Three outstanding contemporary artists who bring together text and image in their work — Salma Arastu, Archie Granot and Bernard Maisner — are highlighted in an exhibition that locates them in the ...

These are nativity scenes from illuminated prayer books dating from the late 15th to early 16th century. Randomly chosen, these miniature paintings represent a tiny portion of the collection of ...

Whoever said it doesn’t pay to learn art history ought to talk with Will Sideri—a 24-year-old from Colby College who just scooped a long-lost page from a fabled illuminated manuscript at an estate ...

The most valuable collection of historic illuminated manuscripts ever to be offered at auction was unveiled for the first time today. Worth £16 million, the exquisitely illustrated selection of ...