Illuminating the Middle Ages : tributes to Prof. John Lowden from his students, friends and colleagues /

"The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books. The authors explore some of the theme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lowden, John (honouree.), Cleaver, Laura (Editor ), Bovey, Alixe (Editor ), Donkin, Lucy (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Colección:Library of the written word. v. 12.
Library of the written word ; v. 79.
Temas:
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Electronic books.
Enluminure médiévale.
Manuscrits médiévaux.
Livres numériques.
e-books.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Festschriften
Festschriften.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books. The authors explore some of the themes and questions raised in John's work, tackling issues of meaning, making, patronage, the book as an object, relationships between text and image, and the transmission of ideas. They combine John's commitment to the close scrutiny of manuscripts with an interrogation of what the books meant in their own time and what they mean to us now"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 481 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004422339
9004422331
ISSN:1874-4834 ;

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