This volume is published in honour of Lucy Freeman Sandler, Helen Gould Sheppard Professor of Art History, Emerita at New York University, whose contribution to the study of illuminated manuscripts, and to English Gothic book illumination in particular has been outstanding. The articles offered here are all in deep appreciation for her friendship, her teaching, and her collegiality, and the thematic range and methodological variety of the essays truly reflect the breadth and depth of her intellectual interests.