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Illuminated manuscript
In the 1120s, European Benedictine and other monastic scriptoria produced parchment manuscripts of the Bible, liturgical books, and classical texts, …
Timeline
- c. 1121–1130Cluny and the abbey of Saint-Omer · BurgundyIn the 1120s monastic scriptoria completed parchment preparation, text copying, initial decoration, and miniature painting through a division of labor, producing liturgical books and biblical codices serving worship and noble patronage.
- c. 1130–1200Canterbury and Regensburg · KentFrench-Anglo-Norman decorative styles spread through monastic networks into England and the Holy Roman Empire, forming regional variants combining white-ground ornamentation and narrative marginal decoration.
Sources
- Manuscripts and Their Makers: The English Scriptors — Richard Gameson (2001)
- A History of Illuminated Manuscripts — Christopher de Hamel (1997)