THE EUROPEAN BOOK IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY by Erik Kwakkel (Editor), Rodney Thomson (Editor) ( 9781107136984 )

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THE EUROPEAN BOOK IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY

By:

Erik Kwakkel (Editor), Rodney Thomson (Editor)

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1107136989

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

31 January, 2018

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature 101

Pages:

384

Description:

First comprehensive study of the European book in the historical period known as the 'Long Twelfth Century' (1075-1225).

Synopsis:

The 'Long Twelfth Century' (1075-1225) was an era of seminal importance in the development of the book in medieval Europe and marked a high point in its construction and decoration. This comprehensive study takes the cultural changes that occurred during the 'Twelfth-Century Renaissance' as its point of departure to provide an overview of manuscript culture encompassing the whole of Western Europe. Written by senior scholars, chapters are divided into three sections: the technical aspects of making books; the processes and practices of reading and keeping books; and the transmission of texts in the disciplines that saw significant change in the period, including medicine, law, philosophy, liturgy, and theology. Richly illustrated, the volume provides the first in-depth account of book production as a European phenomenon.

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44 b/w illus. 1 table

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