The Jaharis Gospel Lectionary, The Story of a Byzantine Book, by John Lowden, hardback published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-300-14899-2, price 18.99 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
The illustration on the front cover entices you to look inside this book and indeed it is beautifully produced with similar illustrations inside, but not enough for my taste. This book is about a manuscript that lay hidden, almost forgotten. It demonstrates the craftsmanship of its time, around 1100. It was donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1917. John Lowden discusses this work in the broader context of Byzantine book illumination.
It is very reasonably priced for a scholarly book, printed on heavyweight paper and finely illustrated.