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 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.

Author: Bernhard Bischoff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/27/1990
Pages: 302
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780521367264
ISBN10: 0521367263
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh