Offers a novel account of how illuminated vernacular manuscripts transformed conceptions of Christian excellence in the later Middle Ages. This book examines how manuscript paintings collaborated and, at times, competed with texts as they translated the rudiments of Christian belief as well as complex theological teachings to new audiences.
Offers a novel account of how illuminated vernacular manuscripts transformed conceptions of Christian excellence in the later Middle Ages. This book examines how manuscript paintings collaborated and, at times, competed with texts as they translated the rudiments of Christian belief as well as complex theological teachings to new audiences.