This is not exactly a topic, but (I'm working from memory here) a large
number of illustrated manuscripts of Revelation were produced in England
from the mid-thirteenth to the late-fourteenth century. They often
contain versified commentaries (the name Berengaudus rings a bell, but I
could be mistaken; perhaps someone else knows who the commentaries were
by), and, of course, nice pictures (especially Bodleian Lib. MS Douce
180). The commentaries, which I think were usually in Anglo-Norman,
tended to be quite courtly. It strikes me that some kind of paper could
be written on them as a phenomenon.
If you are interested in this kind of text, I would also suggest a look
at _L'Apocalypse D'angers: chef-d'oeuvre de la tapisserie medievale
(Paris: Editions Vilo, Office du livre, 1985). It's just such a
wonderful tapestry that I'm sure you'd enjoy looking at this
reproduction even if you didn't want to work on it.
Hope this helps, Melissa
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