Although mystical experiences, by definition, are beyond the capacity of words and images, this did not discourage late medieval authors and artists from describing them. In this book, Muir discusses [...] Read More

There is no longer any doubt that women were key players in the manuscript culture of medieval and early modern northern Europe. Women made, sold, and commissioned manuscripts, they presented and [...] Read More

Occasionally a publication elicits envy for its scholarly scope and depth:  Imitation and Illusion, beautifully illustrated, is such a book. Applied brocade is a very specific technique of [...] Read More

In this beautifully illustrated volume, Châtelet surveys the work of Jan van Eyck, while distinguishing it from his less known brother Hubert. Although there is not enough evidence to indicate who [...] Read More

For anyone who has stood before Rogier van der Weyden’s Depositionin the Prado, the notion that the painting – with its hyper-realistic details and emotional intensity – is inherently iconoclastic [...] Read More

Despite the popularity of the triptych format in early Netherlandish painting, it has received too little attention. Hopefully, Jacobs’s magnificent book will renew interest and encourage greater [...] Read More