Illustration in biblical manuscripts
John Lowden
Christianity has always been a religion of the book. But unlike Judaism or Islam, Christianity, for most its history, also to an extraordinary extent image. Study combination words and images in illustrated biblical manuscripts – how such illustration began, it developed, was produced, understood thus forms subject, numerous subjects, importance. The material with which explore these subjects is vast complex, whereas main features landscape have mapped, much detailed exploration, notably individual manuscripts, still remains be undertaken.
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