Penguin Books Australia

Judith Miller's super-sleuth guide to spotting, buying and collecting antiques, now in paperback.

If you are looking to discover a valuable treasure or nab a car boot sale bargain then antiques and collectables expert Judith Miller shows you how to solve any collecting case.

The Lindisfarne Gospels, a manuscript produced in the Northumbrian island monastery of Lindisfarne at the end of the seventh century in honour of Saint Cuthbert, is one of the world's foremost masterpieces of book painting. It is a precious relic of early Christianity in England, and one of the nation's greatest treasures.

This is the first ever book to make the glories of the Lindisfarne Gospels accessible...

An outstanding selection from the British Library's collection of illuminated manuscripts.

The British Library houses one of the world's great collections of illuminated manuscripts. Janet Backhouse has drawn on this rich resource to make a selection of outstanding examples that span over eight centuries of medieval book production. She begins with the Lindisfarne Gospels and continues with a representative...

As evidenced by Antiques Roadshow, American Pickers , and any of the number of television shows on flea markets, the world of collecting inspires a cultlike following of millions of Americans. Celebrated author Maureen Stanton takes readers behind the scenes and deep into the 'flea-o-sphere,' following master antiques dealer Curt Avery through the populist mayhem of flea markets, the rarefied realm...

A miniature edition of some of the most exquisite medieval manuscripts.

Produced in a pocket-sized, jacketed-paperback format, Phaidon's Miniature Editions make ideal gifts and desirable possessions. Each book features a wealth of finely reproduced colour images.

This book brings together some of the most exquisite medieval manuscripts, in a carefully assimilated compilation that is absorbing and accessible...

The standard work on the subject of the making of books.

Medieval manuscripts are among Western civilization's greatest glories. Laboriously written by hand and often sumptuously decorated, they have always been highly valued and remain as brilliant, fascinating and popular as ever.