Michelle P. Brown is Professor of Medieval Manuscript Studies at the School of Advanced Study

School of Advanced Study

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, University of London

University of London

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. She has previously (1986-2004) been Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts at the British Library

British Library

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. She has been a historical consultant and on-screen expert on several radio and television programmes. She has published on the Lindisfarne Gospels

Lindisfarne Gospels

The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated Latin manuscript of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the British Library...

, the Luttrell Psalter

Luttrell Psalter

The Luttrell Psalter is an illuminated manuscript written and illustrated circa 1320 – 1340 by anonymous scribes and artists...

, and the Holkham Bible.

As author

• A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600. British Library & Toronto University Press: London & Toronto, 1990; rev. ed. 1994; 1999.
• Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts. British Library: London, 1991.
• Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Glossary of Technical Terms. British Library and J. Paul Getty Museum
  J. Paul Getty Museum
  The J. Paul Getty Museum, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is an art museum. It has two locations, one at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, and one at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California...
  
  : London & Malibu, 1994.
• The Book of Cerne: Prayer, Patronage and Power in Ninth-Century England. British Library & Toronto University Press: London & Toronto, 1996.
• The British Library Guide to Writing and Scripts: History and Techniques. British Library & Toronto University Press: London & Toronto, 1998.
• with Patricia Lovett, The British Library Historical Source-Book for Scribes. British Library & Toronto University Press: London & Toronto, 1999.
• The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality and the Scribe. British Library, Faksimile Verlag & Toronto University Press: London, Luzern & Toronto 2003.
• Painted Labyrinth: The World of the Lindisfarne Gospels. British Library: London, 2003.
• How Christianity Came to Britain and Ireland. Lion Hudson
  Lion Hudson
  Lion Hudson plc resulted from the merger in December 2003 of Lion Publishing plc and Angus Hudson Ltd. The merger created the largest independent publisher of books inspired by the Christian faith and its values in the UK. It is located in Oxford. Lion Publishing was founded in 1971 in order to...
  
  : Oxford, 2006. (Reader's Digest
  Reader's Digest
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   edition, 2007)
• St Paul's Cathedral. Jarrold: Norwich, 2006.
• The Luttrell Psalter: A facsimile with Accompanying Commentary. Folio Society
  Folio Society
  The Folio Society is a book club based in London that produces new editions of classic books. Their books are notable for their high quality bindings and original illustrations...
  
   & British Library: London , 2006.
• The World of the Luttrell Psalter. British Library: London, 2006.
• The Lion Companion to Christian Art. Lion Hudson: Oxford, 2008.
• Manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon Age. British Library & Toronto University Press: London & Toronto, 2008.
• The Holkham Bible Picture-Book: A Facsimile with Accompanying Commentary, Transcription and Translation. Folio Society & British Library: London, 2008.

As editor

• J. Bately, M. P. Brown and J. Roberts, eds, A Palaeographer's View: Selected Writings of Julian Brown. Harvey Miller: London, 1991.
• M. P. Brown and L. Webster, eds, The Transformation of the Roman World. British Museum Press: London, 1997.
• M. P. Brown and S. McKendrick, eds, The Illuminated Book in the Later Middle Ages. Studies in Honour of Janet Backhouse. British Library & Toronto University Press: London & Toronto, 1997.
• M. P. Brown and C. Farr, eds, Mercia: An Anglo-Saxon Kingdom in Europe. Leicester University Press: Leicester , 2001.
• M. P. Brown and R. J. Kelly, eds, You're History: How People Make the Difference. Continuum
  Continuum International Publishing Group
  The Continuum International Publishing Group is a publisher of books, with its editorial offices in London and New York City. It had been owned by Nova Capital Management since 2005...
  
  : London, 2006.
• M. P. Brown, ed., In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000. Smithsonian Institute: Washington DC , 2006.

External links

• Staff page at the School of Advanced Study.