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The medieval scriptorium : making books in the Middle Ages /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charles, Sara J. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2024.
Subjects:
Manuscripts, Medieval > Europe.
Manuscripts, European > History > To 1500.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, European > History > To 1500.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Manuscrits médiévaux.
Manuscrits médiévaux > Europe.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • One: The Beginnings
  • Two: Monasticism and Manuscript Production in the West, 500-1050
  • Three: Locus Scribendi
  • The Place of Writing
  • Four: Material World: Parchment and Ink
  • Five: Illumination and Painting
  • Six: The Twelfth-Century Renaissance
  • Seven: The End of the Scriptorium
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo Acknowledgements
  • Index