The Illuminated Legal Manuscript

Forms, Iconography, Materials, Use, and Cataloguing

Edited by Maria Alessandra Bilotta

Book cover: The Illuminated Legal Manuscript

Extent: 350 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Art & Art History, Law

Series: Ius Illuminatum

Series volume number: 1

Language: English, French, Spanish

Hardback (Forthcoming)

(February 2027)

ISBN: 9782503613505

Price: $207.00

The essays in this collection provide an overview of the research on illuminated legal manuscripts in Europe.


The essays in this volume provide an overview of the current research on illuminated legal manuscripts in Europe. They focus on cataloguing, digitization, and the materiality of these manuscripts. Bringing together renowned experts on the subject, the contributions reflect on the methodological implications, as well as the practical and theoretical challenges that this research entails. Multiple case studies from different European regions have been analysed through an interdisciplinary approach, to overcome their geographical limits, and to open up innovative and fruitful research tracks.

  • Edited by Bilotta, Maria Alessandra
  • With Metelo de Seixas, Miguel
  • With Faccin, Silvia
  • With Leonardi, Timoty