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A guide to Western historical scripts from antiquity to 1600 / Michelle P. Brown.
Kislak Center for Special Collections Reading Room Z114 .B87 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Michelle (Michelle P.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paleography.
- Manuscripts, Latin--Facsimiles.
- Manuscripts, Latin.
- Manuscripts, Renaissance.
- Manuscripts, Medieval--Facsimiles.
- Manuscripts, Medieval.
- Manuscripts, Renaissance--Facsimiles.
- Genre:
- Facsimiles.
- Physical Description:
- 138 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Western historical scripts
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600 is a much-needed survey of the evolution of scripts and introduction to reading historical documents, extensively illustrated from a wide range of manuscripts. Fifty-five full-page plates give examples of the major western scripts in broadly chronological sequence, each accompanied by a commentary identifying the type of script, its historical and regional currency, distinctive features and style, and a transcription. With an introductory essay and select bibliography, fully revised and updated for this new paperback edition, this is an important and authoritative introduction to the subject.
- Notes:
- Reprint. Originally published: London : British Library, c1993.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802058663
- 9780802058669
- 0802072062
- 9780802072061
- OCLC:
- 43413902
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