| The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain: Volume 2, 1100-1400 Contributor(s): Morgan, Nigel J. (Editor), Thomson, Rodney M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107636760 ISBN-13: 9781107636767 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $71.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 002.094 |
| Series: Cambridge History of the Book in Britain |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (2.40 lbs) 717 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first history of the book in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the early fifteenth century. The twenty-six expert contributors to this volume discuss the manuscript book from a variety of angles: as physical object (manufacture, format, writing and decoration); its purpose and readership (books for monasteries, for the Church's liturgy, for elementary and advanced instruction, for courtly entertainment); and as the vehicle for particular types of text (history, sermons, medical treatises, law and administration, music). In all of this, the broader, changing social and cultural context is kept in mind, and so are the various connections with continental Europe. The volume includes a full bibliography and 80 black and white plates. |
Contributor Bio(s): Morgan, Nigel J.: - Nigel J. Morgan is Honorary Professor of the History of Art at the University of Cambridge and Emeritus Professor at the University of Oslo.Thomson, Rodney M.: - Rodney M. Thomson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania. |