The Palaeography of Gothic Manuscript Books: From the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century - Softcover

Derolez, Albert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521686903 ISBN 13: 9780521686907

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Albert Derolez has developed new terminology for describing the different scripts in this detailed study of handwriting in manuscript books produced in western and central Europe from c.1100 to c.1530. This makes Derolez's survey unique and an ideal tool for all interested in late-medieval book and handwriting culture. The text is illustrated with 600 drawings of letter-forms and 160 photographs of parts of manuscripts reproduced to actual-size.

About this title

Book Description:

This book provides a detailed discussion of the handwriting in manuscript books produced in western and central Europe from c.1100 to c.1530. The author has developed a new and more straightforward terminology for describing the different scripts of this period, which makes this survey unique and an ideal tool for all th ose interested in late-medieval book and handwriting culture. The text is illustrated with 600 drawings of letter-forms and 160 photographs of parts of manuscripts reproduced to actual-size.This wealth of illustration will be of interest to calligraphers too.

About the Author:

Albert Derolez is Professor Emeritus of Palaeography and Codicology at the Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521686903
• ISBN 13: 9780521686907
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 326