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Illuminating the Middle Ages
Tributes to Prof. John Lowden from his Students, Friends and Colleagues
Series: - Library of the Written Word, Volume: 79
- Library of the Written Word - The Manuscript World, Volume: 79
The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books. The authors explore some of the themes and questions raised in Johnâs work, tackling issues of meaning, making, patronage, the book as an object, relationships between text and image, and the transmission of ideas. They combine Johnâs commitment to the close scrutiny of manuscripts with an interrogation of what the books meant in their own time and what they mean to us now.
Laura Cleaver, Ph.D. (2008), University of London, is Ussher Lecturer in Medieval Art at Trinity College Dublin. Her most recent monograph is Illuminated History Books in the Anglo-Norman World, 1066-1272 (Oxford, 2018).
Alixe Bovey, Ph.D. (2000), University of London, is Head of Research at The Courtauld Institute of Art. She has published widely on medieval manuscripts and is currently working on a project on giants.
Lucy Donkin, Ph.D. (2005), University of London, is a lecturer in History and History of Art at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on sacred space, and she is co-editor of Imagining Jerusalem in the Medieval West (Oxford, 2012).
Alixe Bovey, Ph.D. (2000), University of London, is Head of Research at The Courtauld Institute of Art. She has published widely on medieval manuscripts and is currently working on a project on giants.
Lucy Donkin, Ph.D. (2005), University of London, is a lecturer in History and History of Art at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on sacred space, and she is co-editor of Imagining Jerusalem in the Medieval West (Oxford, 2012).
âAbbreviations
âList of Illustrations
âList of Contributors
âIntroduction
1 Were Early Medieval Picture Cycles Recycled from Late Antiquity? New Evidence for a Lost Archetype of the Apollonius PictusâAn Illustrated Classic
ââMichelle P. Brown
2 Milanese Early Medieval Psalters: Models and Influences from West and East
ââFrancesca Demarchi
3 Noli me tangerein the Codex Egberti (Reichenau,c.977â93) and in the Gospel Book of OttoIII (Reichenau, 998â1000): Visual Exegesis in Context
ââBarbara Baert
4 The Green Tinted Souls of Dives and Lazarus in the Codex Aureus of Echternach
ââMaria R. Grasso
5 Portraits of Terence, the African
ââBeatrice Radden Keefe
6 Manuscripts Face to Face: León and the Holy Roman Empire in the Mid-Eleventh Century
ââRose Walker
7 The Two Pictures Cycles in Early Manuscripts of St Anselmâs Prayers
ââT.A. Heslop
8 Early Cistercian Manuscripts from Clairvaux
ââKathleen Doyle
9 The Imagery of Noahâs Ark in the Mosaic Decoration of Monreale Cathedral
ââMika Takiguchi
10 Some Observations on the Artists of the Leiden Psalter (Leiden, University Library MSB.P.L. 76A) and Their Working Practices
ââEmma Luker
11 A Portrait of Abraham Ibn Ezra (Paris, Bibliothèque de lâArsenal MS 1186)
ââPatricia Stirnemann and Judith Kogel
12 The Virgin and Child in the Map Psalter (London, British Library Additional MS 28681)
ââSally Dormer
13 Seeing and Reading the Matthew Paris Saintsâ Lives
ââMartin Kauffmann
14 Extended Shelf-life: Manuscript Consolidation in an English Monastic Library
ââKathryn Gerry
15 Domesday in Disguise
ââJessica Berenbeim
16 From Warwickshire to New York via Canterbury: The Travels and Tribulations of the Bible of Richard of Sholdone
ââFrederica Law-Turner
17 Virgin, Devil, Bishop, King: Nicola Pisanoâs Pulpit in Siena and Alfonso Xâs Cantigas de Santa Maria
ââDeirdre Jackson
18 Of Venerable Teachers and Boisterous Students: Maistre Brunetto and the Arabic Aristotle
ââHanna Wimmer
19 Lost and Found in the Meditationes Vitae Christi, Oxford, Corpus Christi College MS 410
ââRenana Bartal
20 Ivory Booklets, Devotion in Cologne
ââSarah M. Guérin
21 Gothic Ivories Unhinged
ââCatherine Yvard
22 Monks and Ants in the Presence of Death. A Re-reading of Pliny the Elder in Quattrocento Illumination
ââChristian Heck
23 The Ridware Cartulary and the Great Seal of England
ââJulian Luxford
24 Sin and Salvation in the Hours of Jean de Dunois
ââRichard Gameson
25 Harreteau and His Unfinished Book of Hours
ââRowan Watson
26 Looking Beneath the Surface: Subterranean Space in the Kuntá Hora Cantional
ââLucy Donkin
27 A Manuscript of Giovanni BoccaccioâsDe Mulieribus Claris from the Library of the Benedictine Convent of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore in Milan?
ââAnne-Marie Eze
28 Bloodlines: Medicine and Cosmology in France, China, and Mexico
ââJack Hartnell
âIndex of manuscripts
âGeneral index
âList of Illustrations
âList of Contributors
âIntroduction
1 Were Early Medieval Picture Cycles Recycled from Late Antiquity? New Evidence for a Lost Archetype of the Apollonius PictusâAn Illustrated Classic
ââMichelle P. Brown
2 Milanese Early Medieval Psalters: Models and Influences from West and East
ââFrancesca Demarchi
3 Noli me tangerein the Codex Egberti (Reichenau,c.977â93) and in the Gospel Book of Otto
ââBarbara Baert
4 The Green Tinted Souls of Dives and Lazarus in the Codex Aureus of Echternach
ââMaria R. Grasso
5 Portraits of Terence, the African
ââBeatrice Radden Keefe
6 Manuscripts Face to Face: León and the Holy Roman Empire in the Mid-Eleventh Century
ââRose Walker
7 The Two Pictures Cycles in Early Manuscripts of St Anselmâs Prayers
ââT.A. Heslop
8 Early Cistercian Manuscripts from Clairvaux
ââKathleen Doyle
9 The Imagery of Noahâs Ark in the Mosaic Decoration of Monreale Cathedral
ââMika Takiguchi
10 Some Observations on the Artists of the Leiden Psalter (Leiden, University Library MS
ââEmma Luker
11 A Portrait of Abraham Ibn Ezra (Paris, Bibliothèque de lâArsenal MS 1186)
ââPatricia Stirnemann and Judith Kogel
12 The Virgin and Child in the Map Psalter (London, British Library Additional MS 28681)
ââSally Dormer
13 Seeing and Reading the Matthew Paris Saintsâ Lives
ââMartin Kauffmann
14 Extended Shelf-life: Manuscript Consolidation in an English Monastic Library
ââKathryn Gerry
15 Domesday in Disguise
ââJessica Berenbeim
16 From Warwickshire to New York via Canterbury: The Travels and Tribulations of the Bible of Richard of Sholdone
ââFrederica Law-Turner
17 Virgin, Devil, Bishop, King: Nicola Pisanoâs Pulpit in Siena and Alfonso Xâs Cantigas de Santa Maria
ââDeirdre Jackson
18 Of Venerable Teachers and Boisterous Students: Maistre Brunetto and the Arabic Aristotle
ââHanna Wimmer
19 Lost and Found in the Meditationes Vitae Christi, Oxford, Corpus Christi College MS 410
ââRenana Bartal
20 Ivory Booklets, Devotion in Cologne
ââSarah M. Guérin
21 Gothic Ivories Unhinged
ââCatherine Yvard
22 Monks and Ants in the Presence of Death. A Re-reading of Pliny the Elder in Quattrocento Illumination
ââChristian Heck
23 The Ridware Cartulary and the Great Seal of England
ââJulian Luxford
24 Sin and Salvation in the Hours of Jean de Dunois
ââRichard Gameson
25 Harreteau and His Unfinished Book of Hours
ââRowan Watson
26 Looking Beneath the Surface: Subterranean Space in the Kuntá Hora Cantional
ââLucy Donkin
27 A Manuscript of Giovanni BoccaccioâsDe Mulieribus Claris from the Library of the Benedictine Convent of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore in Milan?
ââAnne-Marie Eze
28 Bloodlines: Medicine and Cosmology in France, China, and Mexico
ââJack Hartnell
âIndex of manuscripts
âGeneral index
The book will appeal to academics and post-graduate students. It will be of interest to university libraries, and manuscript collections. Its subjects are art history and medieval history.