and a book binder. Godescalc began a trend of luxuriously decorated Bible manuscripts in the Carolingian world. His Evangelistary was a richly decorated work worthy of matching the desires of the commissioning monarch. The Evangelistary offered not only a new alternative for illuminators and scribes of the Carolingian era, but a form of writing that would be adopted and stay in effect until today. Notes References De Hamel, Christopher. A History of Illuminated Manuscripts. Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited, 1986. Print. Diringer, David. The Illuminated Book: its history and production. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1967. Print. Gaehde, Joachim E., and Florentine Muterich. Carolingian Painting. New York: George Brazillier, Inc., 1976. Print. Kessler, Herbert L., In Brown, Michelle P. In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000. New York: Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 2006. Print. Morison, Stanley. “Politics and Script: Aspects of Authority and Freedom in the Development of Graeco Latin Script from the Sixth Century BC.” Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972. Nees, Lawrence, In Lowden, John, and Alixe Bovey. Under the Influence: The Concept of Influence and the Study of Illuminated Manuscripts. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 2007. Print. Nordenfalk, Carl, In Grabar, André. The Great Centuries of Painting: Early Medieval Painting From the Fourth to the Eleventh Century. New York: Skira, 1957. Print. Robb, David M. The Art of the Illuminated Manuscript. Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1973. Print. Schutz, Herbert, "The Carolingians in Central Europe, their history, arts, and architecture: cultural history of Central Europe, 750-900." Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2004. Stockstad, Marilyn. Medieval Art. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1986. Print. Walther, Ingo F. and Norbert Wolf. Codices Illustres: The world's most famous illuminated manuscripts, 400 to 1600. Köln, TASCHEN, 2005. Zarnecki, George. Art of the Medieval World. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1975. Print. External links Medieval Manuscripts: General Introduction – What is Illumination? Carolingian Illumination More information at Earlier Latin Manuscripts Gospel Books 8th-century biblical manuscripts Bibliothèque nationale de France collections Carolingian illuminated manuscripts 8th-century illuminated manuscripts Purple parchment