| Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages Contributor(s): Bischoff, Bernhard (Author), Cróinin, Daibhm O. (Translator), Ganz, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0511809921 ISBN-13: 9780511809927 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $191.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Latin |
| Dewey: 471 |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1979, this work, by the greatest living authority on medieval palaeography, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account in any language of the history of Latin script. It contains a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance and outlines the history of book illumination. By setting the development of Latin script in its cultural context, it provides an unrivalled introduction to the nature of medieval Latin culture. |