Precious Manuscripts Coming To Europeana

"Kings, bishops and aristocrats were once among the few people privileged enough to leaf through the vivid and painstakingly handcrafted pages of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. Soon, however, the stories and ornate decorations in these centuries-old books - nearly 900 in total - will be open for everyone to see on Europeana. The manuscripts come from three main collections. One group includes works created in the 8th and 9th centuries and highlights the intellectual and artistic activity of the main abbeys and bishop schools around the time of Charlemagne. The other two are from the royal libraries of King Charles V and the Aragon Kings of Naples...."