Chapter 13 No.13

MONASTIC ILLUMINATION-continued

The copyists-Gratuitous labour-Last words of copyists-Disputes between Cluny and Citeaux-The Abbey of Cluny: its grandeur and influences-Use of gold and purple vellum-The more influential abbeys and their work in France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Of course, only really expert calligraphers were employed on

            
            

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