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Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages

By Bernhard Bischoff

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1990
ISBN
0521364736, 9780521364737
LCC
Z114 .B5713 1990
Open Library ID
OL2056288M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
8 MB (8012117 bytes)
Pages
353\353
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
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Description

First published in 1979, this work, by the greatest living authority on medieval palaeography, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account in any language of the history of Latin script. It contains a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance and outlines the history of book illumination. By setting the development of Latin script in its cultural context, it provides an unrivalled introduction to the nature of medieval Latin culture.

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