Author : Alexandra Gillespie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 46,36 MB
Release : 2011-04-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521889790
This book studies approaches to the production of manuscripts in medieval England, from the first commercial guilds to the advent of print.
Author : Alexandra Gillespie
Publisher :
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 40,29 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Book industries and trade
ISBN : 9781316098448
"Between roughly 1350 and 1500, the English vernacular became established as a language of literary, bureaucratic, devotional and controversial writing; metropolitan artisans formed guilds for the production and sale of books for the first time; and Gutenberg's and eventually Caxton's printed books reached their first English consumers. This book gathers the best new work on manuscript books in England made during this crucial but neglected period. Its authors survey existing research, gather intensive new evidence and develop new approaches to key topics. The chapters cover the material conditions and economy of the book trade; amateur production both lay and religious; the effects of censorship; and the impact on English book production of manuscripts and artisans from elsewhere in the British Isles and Europe. A wide-ranging and innovative series of essays, this volume is a major contribution to the history of the book in medieval England"--
Author : Alexandra Gillespie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 21,60 MB
Release : 2011-04-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1316102122
Between roughly 1350 and 1500, the English vernacular became established as a language of literary, bureaucratic, devotional and controversial writing; metropolitan artisans formed guilds for the production and sale of books for the first time; and Gutenberg's and eventually Caxton's printed books reached their first English consumers. This book gathers the best work on manuscript books in England made during this crucial but neglected period. Its authors survey existing research, gather intensive new evidence and develop new approaches to key topics. The chapters cover the material conditions and economy of the book trade; amateur production both lay and religious; the effects of censorship; and the impact on English book production of manuscripts and artisans from elsewhere in the British Isles and Europe. A wide-ranging and innovative series of essays, this volume is a major contribution to the history of the book in medieval England.
Author : Michael Robert Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 2023
Category : English literature
ISBN : 9780191968006
Here is a new account of Middle English book production and circulation that analyzes 202 literary manuscripts from late medieval England (1350-1500) to show how the production of documents underscored the wide availability of literary copying.
Author : Michael Johnston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 2015-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1107066190
This book situates the medieval manuscript within its cultural contexts, with chapters by experts in bibliographical and theoretical approaches to manuscript study.
Author : Margaret Connolly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 32,92 MB
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1108652204
This innovative study investigates the reception of medieval manuscripts over a long century, 1470–1585, spanning the reigns of Edward IV to Elizabeth I. Members of the Tudor gentry family who owned these manuscripts had properties in Willesden and professional affiliations in London. These men marked the leaves of their books with signs of use, allowing their engagement with the texts contained there to be reconstructed. Through detailed research, Margaret Connolly reveals the various uses of these old books: as a repository for family records; as a place to preserve other texts of a favourite or important nature; as a source of practical information for the household; and as a professional manual for the practising lawyer. Investigation of these family-owned books reveals an unexpectedly strong interest in works of the past, and the continuing intellectual and domestic importance of medieval manuscripts in an age of print.
Author : David Rundle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 26,38 MB
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1107193435
Reform of the script was central to the humanist agenda - this book suggests a new explanation of its international success.
Author : Vincent Gillespie
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 16,72 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1843843633
First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early printed book, and the issues associated with it.
Author : Daniel Allington
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 45,57 MB
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0470654937
Introduces readers to the history of books in Britain—their significance, influence, and current and future status Presented as a comprehensive, up-to-date narrative, The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction explores the impact of books, manuscripts, and other kinds of material texts on the cultures and societies of the British Isles. The text clearly explains the technicalities of printing and publishing and discusses the formal elements of books and manuscripts, which are necessary to facilitate an understanding of that impact. This collaboratively authored narrative history combines the knowledge and expertise of five scholars who seek to answer questions such as: How does the material form of a text affect its meaning? How do books shape political and religious movements? How have the economics of the book trade and copyright shaped the literary canon? Who has been included in and excluded from the world of books, and why? The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction will appeal to all scholars, students, and historians interested in the written word and its continued production and presentation.
Author : Rory G. Critten
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 30,13 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1843845059
The works of four major fifteenth-century writers re-examined, showing their innovative reconceptualization of Middle English authorship and the manuscript book.
