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Gothic art and architecture

Camille, Michael. Gothic Art: Glorious Visions. Abrams, 1996. Introduction to the art and architecture of the period.

Erlande-Brandenburg, Alain. Gothic Art. Abrams, 1989. Comprehensive survey with numerous illustrations.

Focillon, Henri. The Art of the West in the Middle Ages. Cornell University Press, 1980. Classic work.

Grodecki, Louis, and others. Gothic Architecture. Abrams, Rizzoli, 1977. 1985. Details on Gothic cathedrals of Europe plus general discussion of style.

Martindale, Andrew. Gothic Art. Oxford University Press, Thames & Hudson, 1967. 1985. Illustrated history of medieval art in Europe.

Os, H. W. Van, and others. The Art of Devotion in the Late Middle Ages in Europe, 1300-1500. Princeton University Press, 1994. Catalog of an exhibition of private devotional images; includes ivories, illuminated manuscripts, panel paintings, and wood sculptures.

Ross, Leslie, and Rudolf Steiner. Medieval Art: A Topical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1996. Dictionary covers terms relating to all types of medieval art, including Gothic.

Williamson, Paul. Gothic Sculpture 1140-1300. Yale University Press, 1995, 1998. Well-illustrated survey of a full range of European sculpture of the period.

Wilson, Christopher. The Gothic Cathedral: The Architecture of the Great Church 1130-1530. Thames & Hudson, 1992. Concise and readable study of the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe.

Illuminated manuscripts

Alexander, J. J. G. Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work. Yale University Press, 1992. Comprehensive, well-illustrated survey.

Alexander, J. J. G., ed. The Painted Page: Italian Renaissance Book Illumination, 1450-1550. Prestel, 1994. Beautifully illustrated catalog of a major international exhibition.

Bland, David. A History of Book Illustration: The Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book. University of California Press, 1969. Book illustration since the invention of printing.

De Hamel, Christopher. A History of Illuminated Manuscripts. Thorough study of the making of medieval books.

Henderson, George. From Durrow to Kells: The Insular Gospel-Books, 650-800. Thames & Hudson, 1987. Celebrated British manuscripts.

James, David. Qur'ans of the Mamluks. Thames & Hudson, 1988. Scholarly study of manuscripts of the holy book of Islam.

Mayr-Harting, Henry. Ottonian Book Illumination: An Historical Study. Miller, 1991. Detailed account of a rich period of book production.

Mentre, Mireille. Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Spain. Thames & Hudson, 1996. Exploration of Islamic manuscript traditions in Spain.

Narkiss, Bezalel. Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts. Macmillan, Reprint, Art Books International, 1969, 1974. 1983.

Okada, Amina. Indian Miniatures of the Mughal Court. Abrams, 1992. Masterpieces of Indian illumination.

Sandler, Lucy Freeman. Gothic Manuscripts, 1285-1385. Oxford University Press, 1987.

Soudavar, Abolala, and Milo Cleveland Beach. Art of the Persian Courts: Selections from the Art and History Trust Collection. Rizzoli, 1993. Notable examples of Islamic book art.

Weitzmann, Kurt. Studies in Classical and Byzantine Manuscript Illumination. University of Chicago Press, 1971. Essays cover pagan influences, reconstructions, and styles.

Wilson, Elizabeth B. Bibles and Bestiaries. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994. Introduction to the illuminated manuscripts of Western Europe; for younger readers.

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