You can listen to the minisode HERE.
Sources:
- Brown, Michelle. Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2018.
- De Hamel, Christopher. A History of Illuminated Manuscripts. London: Phaidon Press, 1994.
- Watson, Rowan. Illuminated Manuscripts and Their Makers. London: V&A Museum, 2003.
- Woronowa, Tamara. Western European Illuminated Manuscripts, 8th to 16th Centuries. New York: Parkstone International, 2019.
- Yale’s Traveling Scriptorium – “Historical Images, Manuscripts, and Binding”
- University of Chicago – “Medieval and Early-Modern Binding”
Media:
- Getty Museum – “Making Manuscripts” (video, 7 minutes)
- Getty Museum – “The Structure of a Medieval Manuscript” (video, 2 minutes)
- BBC Two – “How Parchment Is Made” (video, 5 minutes)
- Discovery UK’s History in the Making – “How to Make Illuminated Manuscripts Using Traditional Techniques” (video, 10 minutes)
- Getty Museum – “The Alchemy of Color in Medieval Manuscripts” (video, 4 minutes)
- Scribal Work Shop – “How an Illuminated Manuscript Is Made” (video lecture, 22 minutes)
- British Library – “Making Manuscripts: Paint” (video, 2 minutes)
- British Library – “Making Manuscripts: Pigments” (video, 2 minutes)
- British Library – “Making Manuscripts: Preparing the Page” (video, 2 minutes)
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Happy listening!
-Lindsay

Hey Lindsay,
I was excited to see new content, and more on the way!
It was really interesting too, can’t wait for the next installment.
I guess the new job is keeping you busy, but glad you found some time for the podcast.
I think it’s great.
Thank you,
Michelle
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Thanks so much, Michelle! I waited to reply until I had a new episode for you. :).
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