Stefan Drechsler, . Manuscripta Publications in Manuscript Research. Turnhout: Brepols, 2021, 275 pp., ill.

Sumptuously printed with glossy pages, 212 black-and-white and color figures, seven diagrams, two maps, and 47 tables in a double-column format, Stefan Drechsler’s detailed study of the revolution in manuscript production in Western Iceland between ca. 1340–1400 provides both a tightly focused examination of localized codicological interest and a sweeping account of artistic development with wider, European significance. The volume is an abridged version of the author’s 2017 dissertation at the University of Aberdeen and is also available in an Open Access electronic version (available here: