The Art of the Book
Muir, Bernard J. (School of Culture and Communication, Univeristy of Melbourne (Australia)) / Manion, Margaret M.
This collection of articles, by scholars with established reputations in the field, focuses on medieval books designed for use in Christian worship, both public and private. Examples are drawn from French, Italian and Dutch work of the fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries. The contributors explore the various ways in which text and imagery complement and re-enforce one another, and the importance of music and chant is also addressed. Th...