The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain: Volume 2, 1100-1400: (The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain)
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Nigel J. Morgan (Contributor) Rodney M. Thomson (Contributor)
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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. 81 Plates, black and white; 1 Halftones, unspecified; 5 Line drawings, unspecified
About the Author
Nigel J. Morgan is Honorary Professor of the History of Art at the University of Cambridge and Emeritus Professor at the University of Oslo. Rodney M. Thomson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania.
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- Contributor: Nigel J. Morgan
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781107636767
- Number of Pages: 717
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x228x38mm
- Packaged Weight: 1040
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2014-03-27
- Series: The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Nigel J. Morgan is Honorary Professor of the History of Art at the University of Cambridge and Emeritus Professor at the University of Oslo. Rodney M. Thomson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania.
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