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Turning Over a New Leaf: Change and Development in the Medieval Book

Rosamond McKitterick

4/5 ( ratings)

This book looks particularly at the shift from manuscripts to the physical book, while taking into account the medieval book as not only as a source of information, but also as an aesthetic experience, a status symbol, and a shrewd investment. Tracing the rise of the book in the ninth and tenth century, this insightful study looks at the way in which the scribes eased the shift from manuscript to book through additions such as running titles and chapter numbers. A rich and intriguing history, Turning over a New Leaf examines how readers and the reading experience shape books, and vice versa.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Leiden University Press

Release: December 15, 2012

ISBN: 9087281552

ISBN 13: 9789087281557

Turning Over a New Leaf: Change and Development in the Medieval Book

Rosamond McKitterick

4/5 ( ratings)

This book looks particularly at the shift from manuscripts to the physical book, while taking into account the medieval book as not only as a source of information, but also as an aesthetic experience, a status symbol, and a shrewd investment. Tracing the rise of the book in the ninth and tenth century, this insightful study looks at the way in which the scribes eased the shift from manuscript to book through additions such as running titles and chapter numbers. A rich and intriguing history, Turning over a New Leaf examines how readers and the reading experience shape books, and vice versa.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Leiden University Press

Release: December 15, 2012

ISBN: 9087281552

ISBN 13: 9789087281557

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