Scribes & Scripts
Calligraphy in the High Middle Ages
$360.29
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
23 November 2026
Summary
This spectacular oversize volume offers a new way to look at the illuminated manuscripts of the High Middle Ages—through the magnificent handwriting of their scribes. In the era from 1000 to 1250, Europe underwent momentous social changes—including a growth in literacy and the emergence of the first universities—that resulted in a demand for more books. This in turn spurred new methods of book production and a critical period of development in calligraphy: through a series of incremental chan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780789214959 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0789214954 |
| Author: | Richard Gameson |
| Publisher: | Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 23 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 355mm x 304mm |
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About The Author
Richard Gameson
Richard Gameson is professor of history at the University of Durham, where he specialises in the history of the book. He is the author of many books, including From Holy Island to Durham: The Contexts and Meanings of the Lindisfarne Gospels, and is a frequently consulted expert on paleography.
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