This is probably the best one volume introduction out there to the study of medieval manuscripts and palaeography. Clemens and Graham offer a thorough and learned guide to the process of manuscript preparation, production and binding; to the reading, transcription, sourcing, editing and cataloguing of manuscripts and most important hands; and to some of the most common genres of medieval manuscripts, such as Bibles, liturgies, Books of Hours, charters and cartularies. It's beautifully and generously illustrated throughout with full-colour examples taken from the Newberry and Parker libraries, and while sometimes one could wish that some of the images were a little larger (even those which take up the full page!) in order to see some of the fine detail, this is still undeniably a wonderful resource. ( )