Illuminated manuscripts from England and France are among the greatest
masterpieces of medieval European art. This beautiful new book showcases
dozens of the finest examples, many of which have never before been
exhibited and are rarely reproduced. It reveals the close artistic and
intellectual connections between Anglo-Saxon and Norman England and
medieval France, where scribes and illuminators often shared stylistic
ideas and subject-matter. Among the manuscripts featured here are
gospel-books and saints' lives, histories, and herbals. Together they
give rich insights into the culture and beliefs of people in medieval
Europe, and they are a significant source of evidence for Anglo-Saxon
England in particular. Curators from the British Library in London and
the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris have collaborated on a major project
to study these manuscripts in detail--this book introduces their
findings alongside stunning images.