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Michelle P. Brown, Illumino: A History of Medieval Britain in Twelve Illuminated Manuscripts. London: Reaktion, 2025, 320 pp.

by Andrew Breeze (Author)
2 Pages
Open Access
Journal: Mediaevistik Volume 39 Issue 1 Publication Year 2026 pp. 283 - 284

Summary

A golden volume, splendidly illustrated and by a former British Library keeper of manuscripts, leads us with the aid of twelve books from the Age of Bede to the Age of Henry VIII. It is a novel and engaging approach, making a History of Britain out of a History of the Book in Britain.

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Pages
2
DOI
10.3726/med.2026.01.36
Open Access
CC-BY
Publication date
2026 (August)
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Andrew Breeze (Author)

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Title: Michelle P. Brown, Illumino: A History of Medieval Britain in Twelve Illuminated Manuscripts. London: Reaktion, 2025, 320 pp.