Illuminated Manuscripts

A guide from The Metropolitan Museum of Art to a thousand years of European art, from Byzantine icons to Gothic stained glass. Includes techniques, maps and lesson ideas.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Furniture, goldsmithing, stained glass, manuscripts and more, as practiced in medieval Europe. A richly illustrated classic on the everyday arts of the Middle Ages.

Paul Lacroix

Metalwork, enamels, tapestry, ivory carving and glass, explained craft by craft. A readable classic on how medieval artisans worked.

Julia de Wolf Addison