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Early Christian art and architecture

Elsner, J.R. Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph: The Art of the Roman Empire, Ad 100 - 450. Oxford University Press, 1998. An analysis of the interweaving of Roman imperial art from the 2nd century with evolving Christian traditions.

Finney, Paul Corbey. The Invisible God: The Earliest Christians on Art. Oxford University Press, 1994, 1997. Scholarly study of the origins of Christian art.

Krautheimer, Richard, and Slobodan Curcic. Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture. Penguin, 1992. Well-illustrated overview.

Lowden, John. Early Christian & Byzantine Art. Phaidon, 1997. Comprehensive, copiously illustrated survey.

Nees, Lawrence. Early Medieval Art. Oxford University Press, 2002. A survey of Christian art from AD 300 to 1000.

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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