This book is part of a fairly series of titles on Manuscript illumination published by George Brazziller in the US, at least some titles were published in the UK by Thames and Hudson.They have helpful introductions written by experts at the time.
This book is more of an overview of several books than focused on one in particular, but still nice for the plates and a good sampler if you're not sure what to get. The title of this book is not misleading if you know anything about the history of Celtic art and it's later years in illumination, from my experience as a reviewer for the British Museum's publications and having worked in Ireland on archaeology digs as their sketch artist.
The title is quite misleading. The Amazon listing also says, "Book Illumination in the British Isles 600-800.
This book features forty eight color plates that are reproduced in high quality paper from original manuscripts from the seventh and centuries. The author, Carl Nordenfalk, provides a historical background and commentry on each of the plates.
Mooi boek dat diverse Keltische en Angelsaksische bijbelboeken bespreekt. Zowel boekverluchting als tapijtplaten komen er in terug en worden in detail beschreven.
