| Cultural Interplay in the Eighth Century: The Trier Gospels and the Makings of a Scriptorium at Echternach Contributor(s): Netzer, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521090512 ISBN-13: 9780521090513 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: This is the first detailed study of the Trier Gospels manuscript and its implications for early book production. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 091.094 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.78" W x 9.64" (1.17 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A detailed study of the Trier Gospels, an important early medieval manuscript. Through an investigation of its production, Professor Netzer reveals the cross-cultural influences among the Insular, Continental and Mediterranean worlds in the eighth century, demonstrating in particular the complicated process of cultural interplay that took place in the scriptorium at Echternach. She traces the history of the production of the manuscript through a detailed analysis of its components: the individual texts, construction and arrangement of gatherings, scripts, ornamental initials, canon tables and illustrations. She sheds light on the manuscript's sources, on the different backgrounds of the two scribe-artists involved in its production, on the influences which determined the size and layout of the codex, the role of the pictures within the book, and the place of this manuscript in the development of Insular and Continental book production. This study makes a significant contribution to the understanding of early medieval book production and the influence of missionaries from the British Isles on early Continental culture. |