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The Bruges Garter Book is a 15th-century Anglo-Norman illuminated manuscript containing portraits of the founder knights of the Order of the Garter. [1] It was created sometime between about 1430 to 1440, probably in London, [ 2 ] to the order of William Bruges (c. 1375–1450), Garter King of Arms , and constitutes the first armorial covering ...
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The "De Brailes Hours" in the British Library (Add MS 49999) [6] [7] is the earliest surviving separate English Book of hours (it has incorrectly been claimed to be the earliest anywhere, and the prototype of the form), [8] the type of book that was to become the leading vehicle for illumination in the late Middle Ages. It was probably created ...
Some years ago, the British Library partnered with an external funder to digitise a large collection (~45,000 titles, ~65,000 volumes) of 19th century books. These are currently available through JISC Historic Books and other sources such as via print-on-demand copies at Amazon and an iPad application.
The Gawain Manuscript, British Library MS Cotton Nero A X/2: Date: c. 1400: Place of origin: Northern England: Language(s) Middle English: Author(s) The Gawain Poet: Material: Vellum: Size: 12 centimetres (4.7 in) x 17 centimetres (6.7 in) Format: Single column: Script: Gothic textura rotunda: Contents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl ...
Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror or Gothic romanticism) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror fiction and romanticism Contents: Top
Gothic book illustration, or gothic illumination, originated in France and England around 1160/70, while Romanesque forms remained dominant in Germany until around 1300. Throughout the Gothic period , France remained the leading artistic nation, influencing the stylistic developments in book illustration .
One of the collections where a number of gothic bluebooks have been preserved is the Corvey Library. [3] Gothic bluebooks were descendants of the chapbook, trade in which had nearly disappeared by 1800. [4] They measured about three and a half to four inches wide and six to seven inches high. [2]