Description
Book SynopsisGeorge Henderson's work on English biblical illumination sheds light on Anglo-Saxon and Norman manuscripts' sources and artists' creativity. His two volumes trace links to antique sources, innovations, and lost art, while the second volume focuses on thirteenth-century Anglo-French Apocalypses and medieval English seals.
Table of ContentsPreface
Romance and Politics on Some English Medieval Seals
The Seal of Brechin Cathedral
Saints and Kings at Medieval Melrose Abbey
The Damnation of Nero and Related Themes
Giraldus Cambrensis: A Note on his Account of a Painting in the King's Chamber at Winchester
Studies in English Manuscript Illumination, I-III
An Apocalypse Manuscript in Paris: B. N. MS Lat. 10474
Four Miniatures from a Thirteenth-century Apocalypse
The Manuscript Model of the Angers Apocalypse Tapestry
Additional Notes
Index
