Piety in Pieces : How Medieval Readers Customized their Manuscripts

• मुख्य लेखक: Kathryn M. Rudy (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Open Book Publishers
• विषय: book personalisation; customization; devotional; material culture of the book; codicology; Medieval manuscripts; religion
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illuminators, book binders) with labour-intensive processes using exclusive and sometimes exotic materials (parchment made from dozens or hundreds of skins, inks and paints made from prized minerals, animal...