{"product_id":"a-saving-science-eric-m-ramzrez-weaver-9780271071268","title":"A Saving Science: Capturing the Heavens in Carolingian Manuscripts","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Saving Science\u003c\/i\u003e, Eric Ramírez-Weaver explores the significance of early medieval astronomy in the Frankish empire, using as his lens an astronomical masterpiece, the deluxe manuscript of the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of 809\u003c\/i\u003e, painted in roughly 830 for Bishop Drogo of Metz, one of Charlemagne's sons. Created in an age in which careful study of the heavens served a liturgical purpose--to reckon Christian feast days and seasons accurately and thus reflect a \"heavenly\" order--the diagrams of celestial bodies in the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of 809\u003c\/i\u003e are extraordinary signifiers of the intersection of Christian art and classical astronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRamírez-Weaver shows how, by studying this lavishly painted and carefully executed manuscript, we gain a unique understanding of early medieval astronomy and its cultural significance. In a time when the Frankish church sought to renew society through education, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of 809\u003c\/i\u003e presented a model in which study aided the spiritual reform of the cleric's soul, and, by extension, enabled the spiritual care of his community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exciting new interpretation of Frankish painting, \u003ci\u003eA Saving Science \u003c\/i\u003eshows that constellations in books such as Drogo's were not simple copies for posterity's sake, but functional tools in the service of the rejuvenation of a creative Carolingian culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric M. Ramírez-Weaver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271071265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271071268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 9.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017","brand":"Eric M. Ramírez-Weaver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064810909951,"sku":"9780271071268","price":112.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_678b67e5-a9e8-4332-8378-d14be8215d79.jpg?v=1768671183","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-saving-science-eric-m-ramzrez-weaver-9780271071268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}