Reading Texts and Images

This is one of three works which are collections of essays focusing primarily on medieval illuminated manuscripts, a number of which are held in Australian and New Zealand collections. Many of the essays are by young Australian scholars; others are by some of the world’s leading authorities on medieval art history. See also: The Art of the Book and Medieval Texts and Images.

Reviews

"Distinguished art historians can expect their Festschriften to be more splendid than volumes honouring scholars in non-visual fields, but this is a magnificent feast of a volume, handsomely printed on coated paper and lavishly illustrated. The colour printing is of very high quality, doing ample justice not only to the reproductions of medieval images but also to the striking painting of Margaret Manion that forms the frontispiece." [Oliver Pickering, Bulletin of International Medieval Research, 11 (2003): 82-4.]

"This beautifully illustrated book contains essays by fourteen distinguished scholars dealing with subjects that range chronologically from the eighth to the fourteenth century. …[T]his is a volume that will appeal to those who know or have been influenced by Margaret Manion, as well as those with an interest in later medieval manuscript illumination." [Catherine E. Karkov, Notes and Queries March (2004): 68-9.]

"The fourteen essays that constitute this book… include a wide range of approaches and expertise. Several of the essays are of more than usual interest. …Readers of this book will find a handsomely produced design, profusely illustrated in color and black and white images…" [Mary Weitzel Gibbons, Renaissance Quarterly, (xxx): 278-9.]