Scribes, Script and Books. The book Arts from Antiquity to Renaissance.

Avrin, Leila, Malla Carl and Noah Ophir:

ISBN 10: 071230245X / ISBN 13: 9780712302456

Published by The British Library Publishing Division ; American Library Association, 1991

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219 S., zahlr. Ill. guter Zustand, Schutzumschlag leicht lichtrandig, Namenszug im Vorsatz Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 711.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scribes, Script and Books. The book Arts from Antiquity to Renaissance.
• Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division ; American Library Association
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071230245X
• ISBN 13: 9780712302456
• Binding: Leinen
• Condition: Gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Buchkunst & Handschriften

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Synopsis

This is an encyclopaedic history of the handmade book from antiquity to the Renaissance. It looks at the origins of the book, the development of scripts and styles of illumination, the making of manuscripts, and the technological processes involved.