The Bible in the Latin West / Margaret T. Gibson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson, Margaret T., 1938-1994, author.

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

Medieval book ; v. 1.

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Medieval book ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern).

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Bible--Latin--Versions--History.

Bible.

Bible--Manuscripts, Latin.

Bible--Versions--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 100 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [1993]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Bible in the Latin West surveys the changes in the most important book in the western world, the Latin Bible. Dr. Gibson beings the survey in late antiquity, discussing the sumptuous volumes of the great senatorial houses of the fourth century and how they influenced the early great Bibles of northern Europe. The discussion then moves through the Carolingian period, with its increased interest in commentary to early vernacular versions, and goes on to reveal how in the eleventh and twelfth centuries the growing number of monastic and university readers made new demands on texts which led to the inclusion of glosses and other scholarly apparatus. Later, the combined influences of increased literacy and growing wealth among the population called for vernacular translations and devotional aids such as Books of Hours. Gibson completes the survey with a look at early printed Bibles. This is a useful volume for anyone being introduced to the firsthand study of texts and their transmission, as well as for graduate students in history, English, modern languages, classics, and religious studies, The Bible in the Latin West contains an introductory survey, 28 plates with facing descriptions and analyses, a glossary, and extensive bibliographic material.

Contents:

Cover

Half title

Series page

Title page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

References and Abbreviations

Introduction

List of Plates

A. LATE ANTIQUITY

B. THE CAROLINGIANS

C. VERNACULAR BIBLES

D. MONASTIC BIBLES

E. THE UNIVERSITY TEXT

F. THE NEW LITERACY

G. THE BIBLE IN PRINT

Glossary

Indices

Manuscripts by Name

Manuscripts by Location

Printed Books.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780268080716

0268080712

OCLC:

1347028839