World inscribed
Subtitle: the illuminated manuscript
By: narrated by Gemma Whelan
Contributors: Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts; History
Description: "...a concise history of the illuminated manuscript and monastery libraries, and depicts the workings of a scriptorium and the arduous art of copying and illustrating/gilding medieval and Renaissance literature. The everyday lives of the writers, scribes, and illustrators are revealed and honor is paid to the best known..."
Notes: Directed and produced by Kathleen McDonough