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Piety in Pieces: How Medieval Readers Customized their Manuscripts

Piety in Pieces: How Medieval Readers Customized their Manuscripts - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Kathryn M. RudyPublish date:2016-09-26Pages:414
Language:EnglishPublisher:Open Book PublishersISBN-13:9781783742332ISBN-10:178374233XUPC:9781783742332Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Books & Reading, Medieval, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:ReligionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.13 inchesWeight:1.7108Product ID:SCD56TK7E7

Piety in Pieces: How Medieval Readers Customized their Manuscripts

Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illuminators, book binders) with labour-intensive processes using exclusive and sometimes exotic materials (parchment made from dozens or hundreds of skins, inks and paints made from prized minerals, animals and plants), books were expensive and built to last. They usually outlived their owners. Rather...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Open Book PublishersISBN-13:9781783742332ISBN-10:178374233XUPC:9781783742332Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Books & Reading, Medieval, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:ReligionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.13 inchesWeight:1.7108Product ID:SCD56TK7E7
Publisher: Open Book Publishers

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Kathryn M. Rudy

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