histories

Backhouse, Janet. The Illuminated Page. London : British Library, 1997.

A gorgeous book for browsing, covering the history of illuminated manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Renaissance and providing detailed information on 215 manuscripts each with its own color illustration. Entries include the Benedictional of St Aethelwold and the Harley Psalter.

ART FOLIO ND2920 .B32

Brown, Michelle P. Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts. London : British Library, 1991.

Concentrates on the Anglo-Saxon period of illuminated manuscripts. Covers production of manuscripts, materials and techniques, script and illustration and includes a glossary. Black and white illustrations for each chapter with a good overview of the time period and specifics for Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. 

DAVIS Z6605 .A56 B766

Diringer, David. The Illuminated Book: Its History and Production. New York : Praeger,

                1967.

History of the medieval book with an overview of illuminated manuscripts from the beginnings to the 15^th century. Concentrates on western Europe with a chapter “The Golden Age of Illumination” focusing on English 12^th c. Romanesque manuscripts including the St Albans Psalter, Bury Bible and the Winchester Bible. Provides a bibliography, name and place index and a chronological index. 

DAVIS ND2920 .D55