Research relating to a paper on the art of illuminating manuscripts
Reference code
SAL/01/02/54/01
Title
Research relating to a paper on the art of illuminating manuscripts
Level of description
file
Scope and content
Envelope containing notes and letters, including lists of manuscripts with discussions of the specific illuminations by leaf. There is also a hardback leather notebook, an annotated draft copy of a paper on the characteristics of various styles of Illuminations. There is also a short paper on the use of the term ‘Missals’ and ways in which it is erroneously applied to some manuscripts.
There is also a follow up list of manuscript examples which were exhibited at the following meeting.
These were read as part of a meeting in which a number of illuminated manuscripts were also exhibited on 6 June 1861: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.042.135
There is also a follow up list of manuscript examples which were exhibited at the following meeting.
These were read as part of a meeting in which a number of illuminated manuscripts were also exhibited on 6 June 1861: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.042.135