Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages
First published in 1979, this work, by the greatest living authority on medieval palaeography, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account in any language of the history of Latin script. It contains a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the...
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First published in 1979, this work, by the greatest living authority on medieval palaeography, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account in any language of the history of Latin script. It contains a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance and outlines the history of book illumination. By setting the development of Latin script in its cultural context, it provides an unrivalled introduction to the nature of medieval Latin culture.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780521367264 (0521367263)
ASIN: 0521367263
Publish date: 1990-04-27
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 302
Edition language: English
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