Production of Books in England 13501500

Klappentext Up-to-date approaches to the production of manuscripts in medieval England! from the first commercial guilds to the advent of print. Zusammenfassung This book gathers the best work on manuscript books in England made during this crucial but neglected period. A wide-ranging and innovative series of essays! this volume is a major contribution to the history of the book from the first commercial guilds to the advent of print. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Derek Pearsall; Introduction Alexandra Gillespie and Daniel Wakelin; 1. Materials Orietta Da Rold; 2. Writing the words Daniel Wakelin; 3. Mapping the words Simon Horobin; 4. Designing the page Stephen Partridge; 5. Decorating and illustrating the page Martha Driver and Michael Orr; 6. Compiling the book Margaret Connolly; 7. Bookbinding Alexandra Gillespie; 8. Commercial organization and innovation Erik Kwakkel; 9. Vernacular literary manuscripts and their scribes Linne R. Mooney; 10. Book production outside commercial contexts Jean-Pascal Pouzet; 11. Censorship Fiona Somerset; 12. Books beyond England John Thompson; 13. English books and the Continent David Rundle; Afterword: the book in culture Wendy Scase; Bibliography; Manuscript index; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alexandra Gillespie, Alexandra (University of Toronto) Wakel Gillespie, Alexandra Wakelin Gillespie, GILLESPIE ALEXANDRA WAKELIN DANI
• Collaboration: Alexandra Gillespie (Editeur), Daniel Wakelin (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 14.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521889797
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88979-7
• Pages: 396
• Thème: Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Médias, communication > Journalisme