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Illuminated Manuscripts

by John William Bradley

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  1. 1Chapter IX — Development of the Initial
  2. 2Chapter I — Introductory
  3. 3Chapter II — Vellum and Other Materials
  4. 4Chapter III — Writing
  5. 5Chapter IV — Greek and Roman Illumination
  6. 6Chapter V — Byzantine Illumination
  7. 7Chapter VI — Celtic Illumination
  8. 8Chapter VII — Celtic Illumination — Continued
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Semi-Barbaric Illumination
  10. 10Chapter IX — Development of the Initial
  11. 11Chapter X — First English Styles
  12. 12Chapter XI — Carolingian Illumination
  13. 13Chapter XII — Monastic Illumination
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Monastic Illumination — Continued
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Othonian Illumination
  16. 16Chapter XV — Franconian Illumination
  17. 17Chapter XVI — Artistic Education in the Cloister
  18. 18Chapter XVII — The Rise of Gothic Illumination
  19. 19Book II
  20. 20Chapter II — Rise of National Styles
  21. 21Chapter III — French Illumination From the Thirteenth Century to th…
  22. 22Chapter IV — English Illumination From the Tenth to the Fifteenth C…
  23. 23Chapter V — The Sources of English Fifteenth-Century Illumination
  24. 24Chapter VI — Italian Illumination
  25. 25Chapter VII — German Illumination From the Thirteenth to the Sixtee…
  26. 26Chapter VIII — Netherlandish Illumination
  27. 27Chapter IX — The French Renaissance
  28. 28Chapter X — Spanish and Portuguese Illumination
  29. 29Chapter XI — Illumination Since the Invention of Printing
  30. 30Manuscripts That May Be Consulted as Examples
  31. 31Bibliography

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