Medieval Birds in the Sherborne Missal

Medieval Birds in the Sherborne Missal
Author: Janet Backhouse
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780802084347

The majority are accompanied by their names, written out in middle English, offering an almost unparalleled source of vernacular bird names in common use during the generation after Chaucer wrote his Canterbury Tales." "This is the first time that all birds form the Sherborne Missal have been reproduced together in sequence and this beautifully illustrated book provides an insight into a fascinating aspect of England's natural history in the middle ages."--BOOK JACKET.

The Sherborne Missal

The Sherborne Missal
Author: Janet Backhouse
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0802047432

This superbly illustrated study introduction explores its creation and history of the 15th century Sherborne Missal and assesses its importance as a masterpiece in the history of English art.

Birds of the Sherborne Missal

Birds of the Sherborne Missal
Author: Elisabeth Bletsoe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781848617483

In this poem-cycle, each bird was observed in its native habitat within the boundaries of the diocese and then linked back to the Sherborne missal through religious iconography, ... methods of illumination as well as bird mythology.

Flowers in Medieval Manuscripts

Flowers in Medieval Manuscripts
Author: Celia Fisher
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780802037961

Each section of Flowers in Medieval Manuscripts includes relevant details of the manuscripts from which the illustrations are taken, and the concluding section discusses manuscript production in relation to these margins.

A Companion to the English Dominican Province

A Companion to the English Dominican Province
Author: Eleanor J. Giraud
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2021-02-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004446222

An account of Dominican activities in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales from their arrival in 1221 until their dissolution at the Reformation

The Illuminated Page

The Illuminated Page
Author: Janet Backhouse
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1997
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Illuminated manuscripts are among the richest, most revealing relics of the Western world before the introduction of printing. They are central to our knowledge of social and cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance. Drawing on the British Library's collection of medieval manuscripts, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to this art form, embracing both devotional and secular material.

Birds in Medieval English Poetry

Birds in Medieval English Poetry
Author: Michael J. Warren
Publisher: D. S. Brewer
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2021-03-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781843845911

First full-length study of birds and their metamorphoses as treated in a wide range of medieval poetry, from the Anglo-Saxons to Chaucer and Gower.