This should have been advertised as a glossary. Entries are readable enough and she has a wonderful handle on her subject, but bouncing from place to place in the alphabetical listing of terms is a bit akward. (

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sprowett | May 15, 2008 |

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0892362170, Paperback)

What is a florilegium? What is an incipit? What is batarde script? This book--part of the Museum's popular Looking at series--offers definitions of these and numerous other techniques, processes, and materials used in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by the museum-goer are presented in an easily portable format. With numerous illustrations, many of them in color, this volume will be invaluable to all readers wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of illuminated manuscripts.

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