The 16 articles of this collection were presented in earlier versions at a conference organized by the editors and held in July 2003 at the Courtauld Institute, U. of London, the UK. The
articles discuss specific illuminated manuscripts or groups of manuscripts, focusing on questions of style and examining in particular the problematic notion of influence, a term seen as
frequently vague, over-used, and contributing to a notion of the artist as a passive receptacle without creative resources. The result is a stimulating volume that will be of interest to
historians of art, manuscripts, and early prints. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
