Illuminated and Decorated Medieval Manuscripts in the University Library, Utrecht: An Illustrated Catalogue

In the tradition established by Otto Pacht and J. J. G. Alexander with their catalogues of illuminated manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this book presents all the vital information on the miniatures, marginalia and other decorations in the manuscripts of one collection. Thanks to the homogeneous nature of the Utrecht University Library's collection, it also serves as a much-needed study of manuscript illumination in the Northern Netherlands. Of the 181 manuscripts dealt with here, 132 are from that area. Approximately half of these are from Utrecht, the most important centre of book production in the region during the Middle Ages. A uniquely valuable feature of this publication is the large number of illustrations, most in actual size.Koert van der Horst is the author of 'Illuminated and Decorated Medieval Manuscripts in the University Library, Utrecht: An Illustrated Catalogue', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521401067 and ISBN 0521401062.