The European Book In The Twelfth Century (Cambridge Studies In Medieval Literature, Series Number 101)

The 'long twelfth century' (1075-1225) was an era of seminal importance in the development of the book in medieval Europe and marked a high point in its construction and decoration. This comprehensive study takes the cultural changes that occurred during the 'twelfth-century Renaissance' as its point of departure to provide an overview of manuscript culture encompassing the whole of Western Europe. Written by senior scholars, chapters are divided into three sections: the technical aspects of making books; the processes and practices of reading and keeping books; and the transmission of texts in the disciplines that saw significant change in the period, including medicine, law, philosophy, liturgy, and theology. Richly illustrated, the volume provides the first in-depth account of book production as a European phenomenon.

• | Author: Erik Kwakkel, Rodney Thomson
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: April 01, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 436 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1316502031
• | ISBN-13: 9781316502037