(Re-using an old comment of mine from a different thread [0]) If you're curious on medieval manuscripts, definitely checkout the following: Meetings with Rema

(Re-using an old comment of mine from a different thread [0]) If you're curious on medieval manuscripts, definitely checkout the following: Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts [1] by Christopher de Hameml — get a hardcover edition of this book; it has absolutely gorgeous selection of artwork from 12 of the most spectacular "illuminated manuscripts" (including the Book of Kells) in the world. The writer is a marvelous storyteller. This hardcover edition is one of my "prized possessions". You can browse a lot of these works in great detail on this[2] excellent visual arts website by the Getty Research Institute website. E.g. you can find the 16th century illuminated manuscript, "Spinola Hours" hereYou have to scroll twice to see the list of 182 images. And you can in turn browse the illustrations it such this[3] calendar-page miniature painting for the month of May. You can see people singing and making merry on a boat, along with other drawings—all on a small page. Note though, one doesn't need to be religious in any sense (I'm not) to appreciate these art works. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29902560 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29902560 [1] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316549/meetings-wit https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316549/meetings-wit... [2] https://www.getty.edu/art/ https://www.getty.edu/art/ [3] https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/1401/master-of-james-iv-of-scotland-master-of-the-dresden-prayer-book-master-of-the-lubeck-bible-et-al-spinola-hours-flemish-about-1510-1520/ https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/1401/master-of-...