03695nam 22005292 450 991082630110332120210210110652.01-64189-954-91-942401-63-910.1515/9781942401636(CKB)4100000007992068(MiAaPQ)EBC5754396(DE-B1597)530596(OCoLC)1110709168(DE-B1597)9781942401636(UkCbUP)CR9781942401636(EXLCZ)99410000000799206820201011d2018|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBooks before print /Erik Kwakkel[electronic resource]Leeds :ARC Humanities Press,2018.1 online resource (xx, 282 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Medieval media culturesTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2021).1-942401-61-2 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Machine generated contents note:FILLING THE PAGE: SCRIPT, WRITING, AND PAGE DESIGN --Introduction --ch. 1Medieval Script --ch. 2Cracking Codes: Abbreviations in Medieval Script --ch. 3The Empty Part of the Page --ch. 4Footnotes Before Print --ch. 5The First Page of the Manuscript --ch. 6The Last Page of the Manuscript --ENHANCING THE MANUSCRIPT: BINDING AND DECORATION --Introduction --ch. 7Dressing Up the Manuscript --ch. 8Hugging a Manuscript --ch. 9Judging a Book by Its Cover --ch. 10Mary Had a Little Book --ch. 11Drawing with Words --ch. 12Speech Bubbles --ch. 13Model-Books --READING IN CONTEXT: ANNOTATIONS, BOOKMARKS, AND LIBRARIES --Introduction --ch. 14Getting Personal in the Margin --ch. 15Helping Hands on the Page --ch. 16Smart Bookmarks --ch. 17Location, Location --ch. 18Combating Book Theft --THE MARGINS OF MANUSCRIPT CULTURE --Introduction --ch. 19The Incredible Expandable Book --ch. 20Books on a Diet --ch. 21Books on a Stick --ch. 22Slips, Strips, and Scraps: Messaging --ch. 23Slips, Strips, and Scraps: Scholarly Notes --ch. 24Medieval Name Tags --ch. 25Posters Before Print --ch. 26Medieval Book Apps --CONTEXTUALIZING THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT --Introduction --ch. 27Where are the Scriptoria? --ch. 28Desktops --ch. 29Second-Hand Books Before Print --ch. 30Manuscripts on the Move --ch. 31The Skinny on Bad Parchment --ch. 32Destroying Medieval Books (and Why That's Useful).This beautifully illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to the medieval manuscript and what it can tell us about the world in which it was made and used. Books Before Print explores how manuscripts can act as a vibrant and versatile tool to understand the deep historical roots of human interaction with written information. It highlights extraordinary continuities between medieval book culture and modern-world communication, as witnessed in medieval pop-up books, posters, speech bubbles, book advertisements, and even sticky notes.Medieval media cultures.Manuscripts, MedievalManuscripts, EuropeanManuscriptsHistoryManuscripts, Medieval.Manuscripts, European.ManuscriptsHistory.091Kwakkel Erik1970-760643UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910826301103321Books before print1539439UNINA