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The Art Of The Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship
Bernard J. Muir (Ed.)
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Description for The Art Of The Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship
Hardcover. Offers a collection of articles that focuses on medieval books designed for use in Christian worship, both public and private. This title explores the various ways in which text and imagery complement and re-enforce one another, and the importance of music and chant is also addressed. Editor(s): Manion, Margaret M.; Muir, Bernard James. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 colour plates, 98 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2ADF; 2ADT; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AGR; AKLB; DSBB; HRCR; JFC; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1072.
This collection of articles, by scholars with established reputations in the field, focuses on medieval books designed for use in Christian worship, both public and private. Examples are drawn from French, Italian and Dutch work of the fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries. The contributors explore the various ways in which text and imagery complement and re-enforce one another, and the importance of music and chant is also addressed. The interdisciplinary focus ensures that it will be of wide interest to scholars in many different fields. This is a work of original contributions by scholars with established reputations in the ... Read more
This collection of articles, by scholars with established reputations in the field, focuses on medieval books designed for use in Christian worship, both public and private. Examples are drawn from French, Italian and Dutch work of the fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries. The contributors explore the various ways in which text and imagery complement and re-enforce one another, and the importance of music and chant is also addressed. The interdisciplinary focus ensures that it will be of wide interest to scholars in many different fields. This is a work of original contributions by scholars with established reputations in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Series
Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859895668
SKU
V9780859895668
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Ref
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About Bernard J. Muir (Ed.)
Bernard Muir is Reader in Medieval Language and Literature in the English Department, University of Melbourne. His publications include The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry (Exeter) and A Pre-Conquest English Prayerbook (Boydell).Margaret Manion is Professor Emeritus, Department of Fine Arts, University of Melbourne. Her publications include a facsimile edition of The Wharncliffe Hours (Thames & Hudson); Medieval ... Read more
Reviews for The Art Of The Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship
The authors have been well served by the publishers, who have produced an attractively presented text with a generous selection of illustrations.
The Library, 2I.3
Of serious value to all concerned with the arts as inspiration and servant of religion, especially in the late Middle Ages.
Theology, March/April
The oldest manuscripts dealt with are of the ... Read more
The Library, 2I.3
Of serious value to all concerned with the arts as inspiration and servant of religion, especially in the late Middle Ages.
Theology, March/April
The oldest manuscripts dealt with are of the ... Read more