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Autore |
Kwakkel Erik |
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Titolo |
Turning over a New Leaf : Change and Development in the Medieval Book / / Erik Kwakkel, Rosamond McKitterick & Rodney Thomson |
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Leiden University Press, 2012 |
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Leiden, Germany : , : Leiden University Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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90-485-1096-1 |
9786612985201 |
1-282-98520-5 |
84-00-09173-6 |
90-8964-155-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Medieval and Renaissance book culture |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civilization, Medieval - 12th century |
Manuscripts, Medieval |
Books - History - 400-1450 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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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. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-163) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Gerard Isaac Lieftinck / J.P. Gumbert -- Glossaries and other innovations in Carolingian book production / Rosamond McKitterick -- Biting, kissing and the treatment of feet : the transitional script of the long twelfth century / Erik Kwakkel -- The place of Germany in the twelfth-century Renaissance : books, scriptoria and libraries / Rodney Thomson. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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 |
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