The World of the Luttrell Psalter
In The World of the Luttrell Psalter, Michelle Brown sets the psalter firmly within its medieval society and culture, tracing its history, inspiration and creation, and highlighting its artistic models, originality and innovation. Exploring its patronage, purpose and audience, she unravels the likely point and meaning of the manuscript's uniquely fanciful imagery, domestic drama and humour.
Michelle P Brown is Professor of Medieval Manuscript Studies and course tutor to the History of the Book MA at the University of London, and was previously curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library. She has written many books and articles including, The Lion Companion to Christian Art (Lion Hudson, 2008), The Lindisfarne Gospels and the Early Medieval World (British Library, 2010) and The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality & the Scribe (British Library, 2003).Reviews‘The World of the Luttrell Psalter is a sensitive and engagingly written account that should appeal to readers at all levels of experience.’SHARP News‘[Michelle Brown] has packed a remarkable amount of both seriously scholarship and more general description into these lavishly illustrated 96 pages.’The Art Book‘Brown’s insightful book reveals the origins and production of the manuscript, provides new interpretations of the illustrations and explores its cultural context.’The Burlington Magazine‘A scholarly and elegant publication.’Medium Aevum
