Later Gothic Manuscripts, 1390-1490
- Author / Editor
- Scott, Kathleen L.
Later Gothic Manuscripts, 1390-1490
- Published
- London: Harvey Miller, 1996.
- Physical Description
- Vol.1: 296 pp.;
- Vol.2: 434 pp. 17 color plates; 36 b&w figs.; 505 b&w illus.
- Series
- Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles, no. 6.
- Description
- 2 vols. Volume 1: Texts and Illustrations. Volume 2: Catalogue and Indexes. Descriptions of 140 late-medieval manuscripts, selected for their representative value and focusing on their styles and programs of illustration. The introduction (1: 23-78) assesses the production, use, texts, style, format, coloration, and iconography of late-medieval British illustration, as well as its relations with Continental traditions. Entries in the catalogue include brief codicological descriptions of individual manuscripts and extensive descriptions of their drawing, illustration, historiation, and other decoration; provenance, bibliography, and exhibition history are also given. Also includes a glossary and several tables and indexes of pictorial cycles, subject matter, and topics.
- Manuscripts related to Chaucer include Huntington Library MS EL 26 C 9 (the Ellesmere manuscript); Cambridge, University Library MS Gg 4.27(1); and British Library MS Harley 4866.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Manuscripts and Textual Studies.