The "romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated codex on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the ...

Though past research has turned up a handful of medieval manuscripts penned by women ... a human scribe had to sit down and copy the text, letter by letter. For years, historians have believed ...

A rare medieval illuminated manuscript uncovered in the archive of a York convent is going on display for the very first time ...

This richly illustrated book showcases the medieval fascination with magic through 20 illuminated manuscripts; including an astronomical companion made for Charlemagne’s son, The Sworn Book of ...

Technically the term “illuminated,” refers to “medieval manuscripts decorated not only ... how Jewish scribes were to write the holy letters of the bible in Hebrew. The unusual way the ...