The Cambridge history of the book in Britain. Volume 2, 1100-1400 [e-book] / edited by Nigel J. Morg...
The Cambridge history of the book in Britain. Volume 2, 1100-1400 [e-book] / edited by Nigel J. Morg...
The Cambridge history of the book in Britain. Volume 2, 1100-1400 [e-book] / edited by Nigel J. Morgan, Rodney M. Thomson.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Language
English
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Physical content
1 online resource (xxiv, 615 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
Preface / Rodney M. Thomson and Nigel Morgan -- The roles of books -- Books and society / Christopher de Hamel -- Language and literacy / Book production -- The format of books -- Layout and presentation of the text / M.B. Parkes -- Technology of production of the manuscript book -- Parchment and pa...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
This is the first history of the book in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the early fifteenth century. The twenty-six expert contributors to this volume discuss the manuscript book from a variety of angles: as physical object (manufacture, format, writing and decoration); its purpose and readership (books for monasteries, for the Church's lit...
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The Cambridge history of the book in Britain. Volume 2, 1100-1400 [e-book] / edited by Nigel J. Morgan, Rodney M. Thomson.
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BOOK
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
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English
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74VKVZROZgDA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZROZgDA
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ISBN
1-139-05420-1
DDC
002.0941
MMS ID
991023970899602626
