Jacquelyn

“The term International Gothic is applied to the arts in the early fifteenth century because there was so general an exchange of influences throughout Europe.”
― Janet Backhouse, The Illuminated Manuscript

“Although most of the finest early illumination is to be found in liturgical manuscripts, some secular texts were also illuminated. Their number was to increase with increasing individual ownership of books.”
― Janet Backhouse, The Illuminated Manuscript

“Contemporary records reveal that in cities such as Paris the various craftsmen involved in the production of books—illuminators, ink and parchment makers, bookbinders and so forth—tended to live side by side in specific streets or neighbourhoods, which made co-operation easy.”
― Janet Backhouse, The Illuminated Manuscript

“The style of the Luttrell Psalter is less polished than that found in the Queen Mary or St Omer manuscripts, but it surpasses them in vitality.”
― Janet Backhouse, The Illuminated Manuscript