Turning over a new leaf : change and development in the Medieval manuscript

Author(s)

• Kwakkel, Erik
• McKitterick, Rosamond
• Thomson, Rodney M.

Bibliographic Information

Turning over a new leaf : change and development in the Medieval manuscript

Erik Kwakkel, Rosamond McKitterick & Rodney Thomson

（Studies in medieval and Renaissance book culture）

Leiden University Press, c2012

Other Title

Turning over a new leaf : change and development in the Medieval book

Note

Expanded versions of three lectures given as the inaugural Lieftinck lectures in honor of G.I. Lieftinck at the Leiden University Library in 2010-2011

Summary: "Books before print -manuscripts- were modified continuously throughout the medieval period. Focusing on the ninth and twelfth centuries, this volume explores such material changes as well as the varying circumstances under which handwritten books were produced, used and collected. An important theme is the relationship between the physical book and its users. Can we reflect on reading practices through an examination of the layout of a text? To what extent can we use the contents of libraries to understand the culture of the book? The volume explores such issues by focusing on a broad palette of texts and through a detailed analysis of manuscripts from all corners of Europe"--Publisher's description

Bibliography: p. 145-163

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Books before print - manuscripts - were modified continuously throughout the medieval period. Focusing on the ninth and twelfth centuries, this volume explores such material changes as well as the varying circumstances under which handwritten books were produced, used and collected. An important theme is the relationship between the physical book and its users. Can we reflect on reading practices through an examination of the layout of a text? To what extent can we use the contents of libraries to understand the culture of the book? The volume explores such issues by focusing on a broad palette of texts and through a detailed analysis of manuscripts from all corners of Europe. This title is available in the OAPEN Library - http://www.oapen.org.

Table of Contents

Turning Over a New Leaf - 2 Contents - 6 Preface - 8 List of Figures and Plates - 12 Abbreviations - 14 Gerard Isaac Lieftinck - 15 Introduction: Gerard Isaac Lieftinck - 16 Glossaries and Other Innovations in Carolingian Book Production - 22 Biting, Kissing and the Treatment of Feet: The Transitional Script of the Long Twelfth Century - 80 Appendix - 106 The Place of Germany in theTwelfth-Century Renaissance: Books, Scriptoria and Libraries - 128 Appendix - 142 Bibliography - 146 Notes on the Authors - 166 Colour Plates - 170 Graphs - 207 Index of Manuscripts - 210 General Index - 220

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• NCID: BB28672006
• ISBN:
  • 9789087281557
• LCCN: 2012466028
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: [Leiden]
• Pages/Volumes: 224 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : Z105
  • DC23 : 091
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Books -- History -- 400-1450
  • LCSH : Manuscripts, Medieval
  • LCSH : Civilization, Medieval -- 12th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB26587813
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