The Medieval Imagination: Illuminated Manuscripts

The Medieval Imagination: Illuminated Manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand, is a new exhibition at the State Library of Victoria.

Curated by art historian Margaret Manion much of it including images and udio is available online.

“The rise of the book in medieval Europe was the result of a perfect union of scholarship, artistry and industry. Illuminated manuscripts - their calligraphy and illustrations patiently produced by monastic scribes - became portable repositories of knowledge, especially the sacred texts of Christianity.”- The Australian

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