Writing in Context: Insular Manuscript Culture 500-1200 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789087281823)

This book comprises six essays by prominent scholars of medieval Insular manuscripts. The main emphasis is on the physical appearance of books, though writing on and in other objects is also discussed. The essays highlight, in different ways, the tight relationship between the palaeographical and codicological features of manuscripts and the culture in which the objects were produced and used. Extending their expertise to a broad audience interested in the medieval book, the contributors discuss various aspects of written culture, including the development of Insular scripts, book culture in Mercia, the layout of Anglo-Saxon charters, and the transition from Anglo-Saxon to Norman-inspired script and book production.
Contributions by Michelle Brown, David Dumville, Mary Garrison, Kathryn Lowe, Francis Newton and Teresa Webber.

Author: Erik Kwakkel
ISBN-10: 908728182X
ISBN-13: 9789087281823
Publisher: Leiden University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.70w x 0.80d