"Hidden in the collections of Philadelphia libraries is an unexpected treasure -- a rich trove of more than 7,000 medieval and Renaissance miniature paintings showing religious scenes, classical tales, historical events, and medieval romances. Many have never been on public display, or even studied by scholars." A very beautiful and interesting web site with nearly 100 manuscript images from Bibles, Book of Hours, Psalters and other types of manuscripts. The site also contains a very engaging Learning Center for students and teachers.

"The best way to discover how medieval manuscripts were made is to look at unfinished examples. The reconstruction in this animation is based on a page from an early fourteenth-century book made for a French bishop, Reynaud de Bar. It’s called the Metz Pontifical." You can view other examples of this type manuscripts from the Fitzwilliam Museum collections.