The Stammheim Missal (Getty Museum Studies on Art)
Bishop Bernward of 12th-century Germany loved art and brought  beauty to the monastery of Saint Michael at Hildesheim, as  evidenced by the Stammheim Missal, an illuminated manuscript  created by at least five monks there. A liturgical book  containing rituals for Mass, songs, and scripture, it was kept  in the treasury, which preserved its bright pigments and  gleaming gold through the centuries. The J. Paul Getty Museum  acquired the manuscript for an undisclosed sum in 1997. In his  examination of the missal, Teviotdale, associate curator of  manuscripts at the Getty and associate at the Center for  Medieval and Renaissance Studies at UCLA, discusses its history,  art, and theological impact. Aimed at informed students, the  text is light and understandable, with a useful glossary at the  back. While an index would have been nice, the organization and  size make this a useable volume. A respectable debut for the  "Getty Museum Studies on Art" series, this book is recommended  for larger public libraries and academic libraries. Karen Ellis,  Nicholson Memorial Lib. Syst., Garland, TXCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.