Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Illustrations

Learn how manuscript books were produced, illuminated, and used in medieval Europe through examples from the MRU Archives and Special Collections. Also briefly covers printed book illustration in the 15-16th centuries. Prepared for ARTH 1101 - The History of Art: Prehistory to Renaissance.

Video contents:
00:00 - Introduction
02:37 - Manuscript production: Parchment
10:00 - The work of the scribe
19:11 - The illuminators' art
27:21 - Bookbinding
28:11 - Manuscript ownership and use
30:19 - The book of hours
40:18 - The Printing Revolution
42:00 - Printed illustrations
45:33 - The survival of manuscript culture
46:31 - How to access collections

Terms discussed: manuscript, leaf, illumination, parchment, scribe, pigment, gold leaf, illuminated initial, miniature, drollery, guide letter, space filler, luxury manuscript, book of hours, psalter, Printing Revolution, movable type, printing press, woodcut, Dance of Death.