A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600 - Couverture souple

Brown, Michelle P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802072062 ISBN 13 : 9780802072061

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 1993

Synopsis

For readers who wish to trace the evolution of scripts in the West from antiquity to the early modern period, and who want to read the work of their scribes, this volume provides a wide-ranging collection of materials supported by 55 full-page illustrations from manuscripts. Brown provides a synopsis of each of the major phases of development, a bibliography at the beginning of each section, and comments on regional and chronological diffusion where appropriate. Each plate is accompanied by a facing page of commentary giving a brief description of the manuscript and its script, followed by a transcription of the text.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michelle P. Brown is a curator of Western Manuscripts in the British Library and author of several books, including A Guide to Western Historical Scripts and The Book of Cerne.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802072062
• ISBN 13: 9780802072061
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 277
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible