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    Books before print / Erik Kwakkel.

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    • Title:Books before print / Erik Kwakkel.
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    • Author/Creator:Kwakkel, Erik, 1970- author.
    • Published/Created:Leeds : ARC Humanities Press, [2018]
      © 2018

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Manuscripts, Medieval.
      Manuscripts--History.
      Manuscripts, European.
    • Description:xx, 282 pages : Illustrations (some colour), facsimiles ; 24 cm
    • Series:Medieval media cultures.
    • Summary:This beautifully illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to the medieval manuscript and what it can tell us about the world in which it was made and used. Captured in the materiality of manuscripts are the data enabling us to make sense of the preferences and habits of the individuals who made up medieval society. With short chapters grouped under thematic headings, Books Before Print shows how we may tap into the evidence and explores how manuscripts can act as a vibrant and versatile tool to understand the deep historical roots of human interaction with written information. It highlights extraordinary continuities between medieval book culture and modern-world communication, as witnessed in medieval pop-up books, posters, speech bubbles, book advertisements, and even sticky notes.
    • Notes:Includes indexes (Index of material features, Manuscript index and General index).
      "Recommended reading by section": pages 253-256.
      Bibliography: pages 257-270.
    • ISBN:9781942401612 (hbk.)
      1942401612 (hbk.)
      9781942401629 (pbk.)
      1942401620 (pbk.)
      9781942401636 (e-ISBN)
    • Contents:[I]. Filling the page : script, writing, and page design: Introduction
      1. Medieval script
      2. Cracking codes : abbreviations in medieval script
      3. The empty part of the page
      4. Footnotes before print
      5. The first page of the manuscript
      6. The last page of the manuscript. [II]. Enhancing the manuscript : binding and decoration: Introduction
      7. Dressing up the manuscript
      8. Hugging a manuscript
      9. Judging a book by its cover
      10. Mary had a little book
      11. Drawing with words
      12. Speech bubbles
      13. Model-books. [III]. Reading in context : annotations, bookmarks, and libraries: Introduction
      14. Getting personal in the margin
      15. Helping hands on the page
      16. Smart bookmarks
      17. Location, location
      18. Combating book theft. [IV]. The margins of manuscript culture: Introduction
      19. The incredible expandable book
      20. Books on a diet
      21. Books on a stick
      22. Slips, strips, and scraps : messaging
      23. Slips, strips, and scraps : scholarly notes
      24. Medieval name tags
      25. Posters before print
      26. Medieval book apps. [V]. Contextualizing the medieval manuscript: Introduction
      27. Where are the Scriptoria?
      28. Desktops
      29. Second-hand books before print
      30. Manuscripts on the move
      31. The skinny on bad parchment
      32. Destroying medieval books (and why that's useful)
      Epilogue: The legacy of the medieval book.
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