| Form and Function in the Late Medieval Bible Contributor(s): Poleg, Eyal, Light, Laura |
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ISBN: 9004248889 ISBN-13: 9789004248885 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $182.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Christian Living - General |
| Dewey: 220.470 |
| LCCN: 2012050601 |
| Series: Library of the Written Word |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.58 lbs) 444 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Latin Bibles survive in hundreds of manuscripts, one of the most popular books of the Middle Ages. Their innovative layout and organization established the norm for Bibles for centuries to come. This volume is the first study of these Bibles as a cohesive group. Multi- and inter-disciplinary analyses in art history, liturgy, exegesis, preaching and manuscript studies, reveal the nature and evolution of layout and addenda. They follow these Bibles as they were used by monks and friars, preachers and merchants. By addressing Latin Bibles alongside their French, Italian and English counterparts, this book challenges the Latin-vernacular dichotomy to show links, as well as discrepancies, between lay and clerical audiences and their books. Contributors include Peter Stallybrass, Diane Reilly, Paul Saenger, Richard Gameson, Chiara Ruzzier, Giovanna Murano, Cornelia Linde, Lucie Dolezalov , Laura Light, Eyal Poleg, Sabina Magrini, Sabrina Corbellini, Margriet Hoogvliet, Guy Lobrichon, Elizabeth Solopova, and Matti Peikola. |