The benedictional of Æthelwold
British Library
Catholic church, liturgy
Illumination of books and manuscripts
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Liturgy
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Catholic Church
In this significant contribution to the study of illuminated manuscripts, Robert Deshman explores in detail one of the great works of medieval art, the sumptuously illustrated Benedictional commissioned by the powerful Anglo-Saxon bishop, AEthelwold of Winchester (963-84). A seminal work in the form…
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