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The idea of the book was central throughout the western European and the eastern Mediterranean world in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. From the beginning, the word for ‘book’―sefer in Hebrew, biblia in Greek, and liber in Latin―was identified with sacred writings--the Holy Scriptures of Jews and Christians, who were known as ‘people of the book’. The centrality of the book to medieval thought is reflected materially in the countless images of books that appear in the manuscripts of the era, be they in the most treasured, highly decorated, sacred texts or in devotional and secular works as well. In Penned & Painted, Lucy Freeman Sandler, one of one of the world’s most respected authorities on medieval art, takes us on a personal but highly insightful exploration of some of the British Library’s most precious manuscript holdings and describes the many uses and meanings of these ‘books in books’. Through the fascinating face-to-face discovery of 60 manuscripts, she investigates the various types and forms of books as depicted in the era. How were they produced and what did they look like? What do they tell us of the lives and skills of the scribes and illuminators? What did these books record and signify? How were they displayed, consumed and how did some of these objects of supreme beauty even come to be wantonly destroyed? Penned & Painted is presented in full-colour throughout and includes a high number of images specially photographed for this volume.

Manuscripts, Medieval --- Medieval manuscripts --- Manuscripts --- 091.31 --- Verluchte handschriften --- 091.31 Verluchte handschriften --- Manuscripts, Medieval. --- Manuscrits médiévaux. --- Manuscrits médiévaux. --- Manuscrits de la Renaissance. --- Enluminure médiévale. --- Enluminure de la Renaissance.

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This publication is the first comprehensive survey to establish the importance of Renaissance manuscript illumination in the history of sixteenth-century French art. Although illustrated printed books were circulating freely by the beginning of the sixteenth century, patronage of manuscripts became all the more special to the ruling elite, and commissions from the court, aristocratic circles and the higher clergy resulted in a surge of artistic creativity that produced a wide range of outstanding illustrated works from devotional books to translations of classical and humanistic texts. While continuing the tradition of French figurative art, ornamentation became a major element in the style of the period, with frames and borders becoming a significant feature of the aesthetic impact of the illuminated page. One hundred manuscripts have been chosen for this survey to represent the artistic excellence of French book production of the period, as well as to demonstrate the stylistic relationships between artists and between books that may be seen to form distinct groups. Many years of research enabled the author to identify the hands of individual illuminators, both named and anonymous, and to connect these to a particular artistic milieu or regional group. Moreover, not only are the stylistic aspects of the manuscripts analysed, but entirely new information regarding authorship, patronage and historical context are revealed here of hitherto unstudied material. The author, Myra Orth, completed her catalogue and introductory texts shortly before her sad death some years ago. Since that time, a number of scholars – specialists in French manuscripts studies of the period – have helped to update the literature that has more recently appeared relating to the manuscripts catalogued and to the individual artists and workshops discussed. Present locations of manuscripts that may have changed ownership since Dr Orth’s submission of her work have also been noted. To accompany the detailed catalogue, the publication includes a corpus of 360 illustrations that offers a significant visual conspectus of manuscript illumination of the period. In addition to the introductory text, the author also provides brief biographies of Artists and Scribes, Authors and Translators, and Patrons and Dedicatees. --Harvey Miller Publishers

Book history --- illuminated manuscripts --- Manuscripts. Epigraphy. Paleography --- French Renaissance-Baroque styles --- Manuscripts, Renaissance --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, French --- Manuscrits de la Renaissance --- Enluminure française --- Catalogs --- Catalogues --- Enluminure française --- 091.31 <44> --- 091.31 <44> Verluchte handschriften--Frankrijk --- Verluchte handschriften--Frankrijk --- Manuscripts, Renaissance - France - Catalogs --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, French - Catalogs --- Mss France --- Mss Renaissance

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091 <45> --- 091 <45 ROMA> --- 091 <45 ROMA> Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Italië--ROMA --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Italië--ROMA --- Manuscrits à peintures --- Datierte Handschrift --- Manuscrits datés --- Manuscrits latins médiévaux et modernes --- Manuscrits médiévaux --- Manuscrits de la Renaissance --- Catalogue de manuscrits --- Roma --- Accademia dei Lincei --- Biblioteca Corsiniana --- Pavie (Italie ; province) --- Provinz Pavia

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Catalogs, Union --- Humanists --- -Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- -Manuscripts, Renaissance --- -Bibliography --- Library catalogs --- Union lists --- Renaissance manuscripts --- Scholars --- Manuscripts --- -Union lists --- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Manuscripts, Renaissance --- Union catalogs. --- Europe --- Intellectual life --- Humanism --- Catalogues collectifs --- Humanisme --- Humanistes --- Manuscrits latins médiévaux et modernes --- Manuscrits de la Renaissance --- Manuscrits --- 091 =71 --- 091 =71 Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Latijn --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Latijn --- 091 <45> --- 091 <456.31> --- 091 <456.31> Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Vaticaanstad. Kerkelijke Staat --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Vaticaanstad. Kerkelijke Staat --- 091 <45> Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Italië --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Italië --- -Renaissance manuscripts --- Bibliography --- -Manuscripts --- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) - Union lists --- Manuscripts, Renaissance - Union lists --- Humanists - Manuscripts - Union lists --- Mss Renaissance --- Mss humanisme --- Manuscrits de la renaissance --- Humanistes italiens --- Italie

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Book history --- anno 500-1499 --- Marginal notes --- Marginalia --- Notes marginales --- Marginalia. --- Science, Medieval. --- Science --- Sciences médiévales --- Sciences --- Manuscripts. --- Manuscrits --- Notes marginales. --- Sciences medievales. --- Manuscrits. --- 091:5/6 --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi-:-Exacte en toegepaste wetenschappen --- 091:5/6 Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi-:-Exacte en toegepaste wetenschappen --- Sciences médiévales --- Science, Medieval --- Natural science --- Science of science --- Medieval science --- Notes, Marginal --- Manuscripts --- Science [Medieval ] --- Sources --- Science [Renaissance ] --- Natural sciences --- Science - Manuscripts. --- Sciences - Manuscrits. --- Manuscrits médiévaux --- Manuscrits de la renaissance