An illustrated survey of Czechoslovakian manuscript illumination from the Romanesque and Gothic periods. Introduced by Jan Květ, the volume presents examples of medieval miniature painting preserved in manuscripts and places them within the development of Christian and medieval art in Czechoslovakia. The selection demonstrates the changing styles, subjects and decorative traditions of Romanesque and Gothic book illumination. The introductory text is accompanied by an extensive group of colour plates, including folding plates, providing a compact visual overview of this important tradition of Central European medieval art.

Jan Kvēt (introduction)

Czecho-Slovakian miniatures from romanesque and gothic manuscripts