Many copies of Archimedes' written work survived through the Middle Ages.
 1464) rivalled that of Italy, as did northern illuminated manuscripts, which in the 15th century began to be collected on a large scale by secular elites, who also commissioned secular books, especially histories
 1205) become apparent, and an almost classical style is seen in works such as a font at Lige, contrasting with the writhing animals of the exactly contemporary Gloucester Candlestick

