The drawings of monks in the Middle Ages

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Saint Jerome
From Life of Saint Paul by Jerome and Life of Saint Guthlac
England, probably Canterbury, probably 2nd quarter of 11th century
9 3/4 x 6 3/16 in. (24.7 x 15.7 cm)
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MS 389

The New York Times has an article on a new exhibit at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art called "Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages". Much of it centers around the beautiful drawings found in the illumination of manuscripts.

Click here for photos of some of the items in the exhibit.

Click here for the article describing the exhibit.

And, best of all, click here for images of items at the Met.