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The paper analyses book and illumination production in the central part of the South West Bohemia. The theme is studied on the basis of the material preserved in the region but also in connection with the production of the exiled artists and those living out of the region. The chronological criterion is combined with the typological analysis, cultural historical context (with includes also an analysis of the utilitarian bellow the average production). The regional production has been compared to the Central European illumination of the period.