The British Library Guide To Writing And Scripts
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The British Library Guide To Writing And Scripts
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Author : Michelle P. Brown
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 1998-01-01
The British Library Guide To Writing And Scripts written by Michelle P. Brown and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
An introduction to the history and techniques of writing that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of crafts people at work.
The British Library Guide To Writing And Scripts
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Author : Michelle P. Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The British Library Guide To Writing And Scripts written by Michelle P. Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Alphabets categories.
This work takes a look at the development of writing systems throughout the world, how they have evolved according to different social needs, and anticipates how the rise of the computer will affect the development of writing in the future. The author discusses particularly the role of writing in the West before the invention of printing, and its place in the production of the medieval book.
Understanding Illuminated Manscripts Revised
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Author : Michelle P. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2018-12-04
Understanding Illuminated Manscripts Revised written by Michelle P. Brown and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-04 with Art categories.
A standard reference in the field of manuscript studies for over twenty years, now revised and updated with full-color illustrations throughout What is a historiated initial? What are canon tables? What is a drollery? This revised edition of Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms offers definitions of the key elements of illuminated manuscripts, demystifying the techniques, processes, materials, nomenclature, and styles used in the making of these precious books. Updated to reflect current research and technologies, this beautifully illustrated guide includes images of important manuscript illuminations from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum and beyond. Concise, readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered in manuscript studies make this portable volume an essential resource for students, scholars, and readers who wish a deeper understanding and enjoyment of illuminated manuscripts and medieval book production. Praise for the first edition: “Highly recommended for a wide range of readers.”—CHOICE “Not only does it make lucid the most complex conventions of the illumination, but it is also a pocket history of the Middle Ages.”—Magazine Antiques
A Guide To Western Historical Scripts From Antiquity To 1600
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Author : Michelle P. Brown
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
A Guide To Western Historical Scripts From Antiquity To 1600 written by Michelle P. Brown and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with History categories.
Brown provides a synopsis of each of the major phases of development, a bibliography at the beginning of each section, and comments on regional and chronological diffusion where appropriate.
Thy Father S Instruction
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Author : Naomi Feuchtwanger-Sarig
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2021-12-06
Thy Father S Instruction written by Naomi Feuchtwanger-Sarig and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-06 with Religion categories.
The Nuremberg Miscellany [Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg, Bibliothek, 8° Hs. 7058 (Rl. 203)] is a unique work of scribal art and illumination. Its costly parchment leaves are richly adorned and illustrated with multicolour paint and powdered gold. It was penned and illustrated in southern Germany – probably Swabia – in 1589 and is signed by a certain Eliezer b. Mordechai the Martyr. The Miscellany is a relatively thin manuscript. In its present state, it holds a total of 46 folios, 44 of which are part of the original codex and an additional bifolio that was attached to it immediately or soon after its production. The book is a compilation of various Hebrew texts, most of which pertain to religious life. Others are home liturgies, Biblical exegeses, comments on rites and customs, moralistic texts, homiletic and ethical discourses, and an extensive collection of home liturgies, its major part being dedicated to the life cycle. The unparalleled text compilation of the Nuremberg Miscellany on the one hand, and the naïve, untrained illustrations on the other hand, are puzzling. Its illustrations are hardly mindful of volume, depth or perspective, and their folk-art nature suggests that an unprofessional artist, possibly even the scribe himself, may have executed them. Whoever the illustrator was, his vast knowledge of Jewish lore unfolds layer after layer in a most intricate way. His sharp eye for detail renders the images he executed a valid representation of contemporary visual culture. The iconography of the Nuremberg Miscellany, with its 55 decorated leaves, featuring 25 text illustrations, falls into two main categories: biblical themes, and depictions of daily life, both sacred and mundane. While the biblical illustrations rely largely on artistic rendering and interpretation of texts, the depictions of daily life are founded mainly on current furnishings and accoutrements in Jewish homes. The customs and rituals portrayed in the miscellany attest not only to the local Jewish Minhag, but also to the influence and adaptation of local Germanic or Christian rites. They thus offer first-hand insights to the interrelations between the Jews and their neighbors. Examined as historical documents, the images in the Nuremberg Miscellany are an invaluable resource for reconstructing Jewish daily life in Ashkenaz in the early modern period. In a period from which only scanty relics of Jewish material culture have survived, retrieving the pictorial data from images incorporated in literary sources is of vital importance in providing the missing link. Corroborated by similar objects from the host society and with descriptions in contemporary Jewish and Christian written sources, the household objects, as well as the ceremonial implements depicted in the manuscript can serve as effective mirrors for the material culture of an affluent German Jewish family in the Early Modern period. The complete Nuremberg Miscellany is reproduced in the appendix of this book.
The Varnish And The Glaze
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Author : Marjolijn Bol
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2023-04-21
The Varnish And The Glaze written by Marjolijn Bol and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-21 with Art categories.
Introduction: The paint that glows -- Oil and apelles: Vasari's invention of a new paint medium -- The color of the sun: varnishing practice before 1450 -- Crystal clear: changes in varnishing practice, 1450-1500 -- In search of splendor: gems and their imitations before 1400 -- Making glazes: practices, recipes, and reconstructions -- The Eyckian turning point: glazing and the imitation of the visible world.
Medieval English Manuscripts And Literary Forms
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Author : Jessica Brantley
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2022-12-13
Medieval English Manuscripts And Literary Forms written by Jessica Brantley and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Medieval English Manuscripts and Literary Forms, Jessica Brantley offers an innovative introduction to manuscript culture that uses the artifacts themselves to open some of the most vital theoretical questions in medieval literary studies. With nearly 200 illustrations, many of them in color, the book offers both a broad survey of the physical forms and cultural histories of manuscripts and a dozen case studies of particularly significant literary witnesses, including the Beowulf manuscript, the St. Albans Psalter, the Ellesmere manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, and The Book of Margery Kempe. Practical discussions of parchment, scripts, decoration, illustration, and bindings mix with consideration of such conceptual categories as ownership, authorship, language, miscellaneity, geography, writing, editing, mediation, illustration, and performance—as well as of the status of the literary itself. Each case study includes an essay orienting the reader to particularly productive categories of analysis and a selected bibliography for further research. Because a high-quality digital surrogate exists for each of the selected manuscripts, fully and freely available online, readers can gain access to the artifacts in their entirety, enabling further individual exploration and facilitating the book’s classroom use. Medieval English Manuscripts and Literary Forms aims to inspire a broad group of readers with some of the excitement of literary manuscript studies in the twenty-first century. The interpretative frameworks surrounding each object will assist everyone in thinking through the implications of manuscript culture more generally, not only for the deeper study of the literature of the Middle Ages, but also for a better understanding of book cultures of any era, including our own.
The Alphabet Of Galen
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Author : Nicholas Everett
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2012-01-01
The Alphabet Of Galen written by Nicholas Everett and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Health & Fitness categories.
The Alphabet of Galen is a critical edition and English translation of a text describing, in alphabetical order, nearly three hundred natural products - including metals, aromatics, animal materials, and herbs - and their medicinal uses. A Latin translation of earlier Greek writings on pharmacy that have not survived, it circulated among collections of 'authorities' on medicine, including Hippocrates, Galen of Pergamun, Soranus, and Ps. Apuleius. This work presents interesting linguistic features, including otherwise unattested Greek and Latin technical terms and unique pharmacological descriptions. Nicholas Everett provides a window onto the medieval translation of ancient science and medieval conceptions of pharmacy. With a comprehensive scholarly apparatus and a contextual introduction, The Alphabet of Galen is a major resource for understanding the richness and diversity of medical history.
Bede And The Theory Of Everything
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Author : Michelle P. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2023-09-24
Bede And The Theory Of Everything written by Michelle P. Brown and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An accessible biography of the venerable Bede, regarded as the father of English history. A 2023 History Today Book of the Year This book investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673–735), the foremost scholar of the early Middle Ages and the “father of English history.” It examines his notable feats, including calculating the first tide tables, creating the Ceolfrith Bibles and the Lindisfarne Gospels, writing the earliest extant Old English poetry, and composing his famous Ecclesiastical History of the English People. In addition to providing an accessible overview of Bede’s life and work, Michelle P. Brown describes new discoveries regarding Bede’s handwriting, his historical research, and his previously lost Old English translation of St John’s Gospel, dictated on his deathbed.
Imprint And Trace
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Author : Sonja Neef
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Imprint And Trace written by Sonja Neef and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Today, writing by hand seems a nearly archaic process. Nearly all of our written communication is digital—our letters are via email or text message, our manuscripts are composed using word processors, our journals are blogs, and we sign checks to pay bills with the push of a button. Sonja Neef believes that what we have lost in our modern technological conversation is the ductus—the physical and material act of handwriting. In Imprint and Trace Neef argues, however, that handwriting throughout its history has always been threatened with erasure. It exists in a dual state: able to be standardized, repeated, copied—much like an imprint—and yet persistently singular, original, and authentic as a trace or line. Throughout its history, from the first prehistoric handprint, through the innovations of stylus, quill, and printing press, handwriting has revealed an interweaving, ever-changing relationship between imprint and trace. Even today, in the age of the digital revolution, the trace of handwriting is still an integral part of communication, whether etched, photographed, pixelated, or scanned. Imprint and Trace presents an essential re-evaluation of the relationships between handwriting and technology, and between the various imprints and traces that define communication.