READING LIST: Books about medieval manuscripts are in the spotlight at the Free Library in March and April. Our team of experienced librarians has selected books, videos, CDs, audiocassettes and other materials from the Free Library's collection as well as links to websites and community resources so that you can find the information you need quickly.

Spotlight resources are on display at the Central Library Lobby Desk and can be checked out in Central's Philbrick Popular Library. The availability of a specific item may be confirmed by telephoning the Lobby Desk at 215-686-5447.

Recommended Reading for Adults
Look for these books among the Spotlight resources at the Central Library, or in the online catalog.

• Title: The illuminated manuscript.
  Author: Backhouse, Janet.
  Publisher: Phaidon, 1979.
  Call Number: 745.67 B127i
  
• Title: The illuminated page : ten centuries of manuscript painting in the British Library.
  Author: Backhouse, Janet.
  Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1998
  Call Number: 745.6707 B127i
  
• Titel: Understanding illuminated manuscripts : a guide to technical terms.
  Author: Brown, Michelle
  Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the British Library, 1994.
  Call Number: 745.6709 B814u
  
• Title: A history of illuminated manuscripts.
  Author: De Hamel, Christopher
  Publisher: University of Toronto Press. 1992.
  Call Number: 745.6709 D365h
  
• 745.6709 D365s
  De Hamel, Christopher.
  Scribes and illuminators.
  University of Toronto Press. 1992.
• 745.6709 M342g
  Marks, Richard.
  The golden age of English manuscript painting, 1200-1500.
  G. Braziller, 1981.
• 242.094 W634p
  Wieck, Roger S.
  Painted prayers : the book of hours in medieval and Renaissance art.
  George Braziller in association with the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1997.

Especially for Younger Readers
To learn more about how manuscripts were made and how they were used by the people of the Middle Ages, look for these books at the Central Library, or at your local branch.

• j002 B791b
  Brookfield, Karen.
  The Book.
  Dorling Kindersley, 2000
• Robertson, Bruce
  Marguerite Makes A Book.
  Getty Museum. 1999.
• j306.0942 Sa55L
  Sancha, Sheila.
  The Luttrell village : Country life in the Middle Ages.
  HarperCollins, 1982.
• Title: Bibles and bestiaries : A guide to illuminated manuscripts
  Author: Wilson, Elizabeth.
  Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1994.
  Call Number: j745.6709 W692b