Janet Backhouse

About the Author

Janet Backhouse is a distinguished historian and curator specializing in medieval manuscripts, with a career spanning decades at the British Library where she curated and cataloged some of the world's most precious illuminated texts. Her deep expertise in the art and culture of the Middle Ages shines through in her accessible yet scholarly writings, which bring the intricacies of historical documents to life for both academics and general readers. Backhouse's passion for the visual storytelling of medieval life is evident in her meticulous analyses, making complex historical narratives engaging and vivid. She has contributed significantly to the understanding of everyday medieval existence through her focused studies on illuminated psalters and their depictions of rural society.