The European Book in the Twelfth Century
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Publishing, Science & Nature, Technology, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781108627658 | |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | March 31, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781108627658 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | March 31, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
