The highly regarded manuscript scholar Lucy Freeman Sandler is honored in the 25 essays of this oversized volume (8.5x11"), written by senior scholars in the field. Representing the authors'
current research, the essays describe case studies of manuscripts that include the gospel book of Judith of Flanders, the Psalter of Louis IX, the Bohun Apocalypse, Fouquet's Bocaccio, and the
De Lisle Psalter. The essays are illustrated with b&w plates. The volume concludes with indexes of manuscripts, artists, scribes, and owners. This is a substantial addition to the field of
manuscript studies of the Gothic and Renaissance eras. Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
