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The Cambridge history of the book in Britain. Volume I, c. 400-1100 / edited by Richard Gameson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Books--Great Britain--History.
- Books.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 827 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- History of the book in Britain
- c. 400-1100
- 400-1100
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- Our knowledge of the past derives from texts: manuscripts, printed books, maps, music, graphic images. The seven volumes of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain will help explain how these texts were created, why they took the forms they did, their relations with other media and what influence they had on the minds and actions of those who heard, read or viewed them. They investigate the creation, material production, dissemination and reception of texts, effectively plotting the intellectual history of Britain. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 From Vindolanda to Domesday: the book in Britain from the Romans to the Normans / Richard Gameson Gameson, Richard 1
- Part I The Making of Books
- 2 The material fabric of early British books / Richard Gameson Gameson, Richard 13
- 3 Anglo-Saxon scribes and scriptoria / Richard Gameson Gameson, Richard 94
- 4 Writing in the Insular world / Michelle P. Brown Brown, Michelle P. 121
- 5 Script in Wales, Scotland and Cornwall / Helen Mckee Mckee, Helen 167
- 6 English vernacular script / Julia Crick Crick, Julia 174
- 7 Latin script in England c. 900-1100. 187
- a Square Minuscule / David Ganz Ganz, David 188
- b English Caroline Minuscule / Rebecca Rushforth Rushforth, Rebecca 197
- c The Norman Conquest and handwriting in England to 1100 / Teresa Webber Webber, Teresa 211
- 8 The design and decoration of Insular gospel-books and other liturgical manuscripts, c. 600-c. 900 / Nancy Netzer Netzer, Nancy 225
- 9 The decoration of the earliest Welsh manuscripts / Nancy Edwards Edwards, Nancy 244
- 10 Book decoration in England, c. 871-c. 1100 / Richard Gameson Gameson, Richard 249
- 11 Bookbindings / Michael Gullick Gullick, Michael 294
- Part II The Circulation of Books
- 12 Exchanges between the British Isles and the Continent, c. 450-c. 900 / Rosamond Mckitterick Mckitterick, Rosamond 313
- 13 The circulation of books between England and the Celtic realms / Helen Mckee Mckee, Helen 338
- 14 The circulation of books between England and the Continent, c. 871-c. 1100 / Richard Gameson Gameson, Richard 344
- Part III Types of Books and their Uses
- 15 The book in Roman Britain / R. S. O. Tomlin Tomlin, R. S. O. 375
- 16 The use of the book in Wales, c. 400-1100 / T. M. Charles-Edwards Charles-Edwards, T. M. 389
- 17 The biblical manuscripts of Anglo-Saxon England / Richard Marsden Marsden, Richard 406
- 18 Anglo-Saxon gospel-books, c. 900-1066 / Patrick Mcgurk Mcgurk, Patrick 436
- 19 Liturgical books / Richard W. Pfaff Pfaff, Richard W. 449
- 20 Anglo-Saxon prayerbooks / Barbara Raw Raw, Barbara 460
- 21 Psalters / M. Jane Toswell Toswell, M. Jane 468
- 22 Music books / Susan Rankin Rankin, Susan 482
- 23 Anglo-Saxon schoolbooks / Scott Gwara Gwara, Scott 507
- 24 Law books / Patrick Wormald Wormald, Patrick 525
- 25 Manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle / Simon Keynes Keynes, Simon 537
- 26 Old English homiliaries and poetic manuscripts / Donald Scragg Scragg, Donald 553
- Part IV Collections of Books
- 27 Patrick, apostle of the Irish / David Howlett Howlett, David 565
- 28 The library of Iona at the time of Adomnán / Thomas O'Loughlin O'Loughlin, Thomas 570
- 29 Literacy in Anglo-Saxon England / M. R. Godden Godden, M. R. 580
- 30 Aldhelm's library / Andy Orchard Orchard, Andy 591
- 31 The library of the Venerable Bede / Rosalind Love Love, Rosalind 606
- 32 The library of Alcuin's York / Mary Garrison Garrison, Mary 633
- 33 The library of Cynewulf / Fiona Gameson Gameson, Fiona 665
- 34 King Alfred and his circle / Rohini Jayatilaka Jayatilaka, Rohini 670
- 35 'lfric's library / M. R. Godden Godden, M. R. 679
- 36 The library of Byrhtferth / Michael Lapidge Lapidge, Michael 685
- 37 The library of Wulfstan of York / Andy Orchard Orchard, Andy 694
- 38 Rhygyfarch ap Sulien and Ieuan ap Sulien / David Howlett Howlett, David 701
- Part V Coda
- 39 The study of early British books / Richard Gameson Gameson, Richard 709.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521583459
- 0521583454
- OCLC:
- 786263744
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