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The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain: Volume 1, c.400-1100 (Paperback)
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The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain: Volume 1, c.400-1100 (Paperback)
Series: The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain
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This is the first comprehensive survey of the history of the book
in Britain from Roman through Anglo-Saxon to early Norman times.
The expert contributions explore the physical form of books,
including their codicology, script and decoration; examine the
circulation and exchange of manuscripts and texts between England,
Ireland, the Celtic realms and the Continent; discuss the
production, presentation and use of different classes of texts,
ranging from fine service books to functional schoolbooks; and
evaluate the libraries that can be associated with particular
individuals and institutions. The result is an authoritative
account of the first millennium of the history of books,
manuscript-making and literary culture in Britain which, intimately
linked to its cultural contexts, sheds vital light on broader
patterns of political, ecclesiastical and cultural history
extending from the period of the Vindolanda writing tablets through
the age of Bede and Alcuin to the time of the Domesday Book.
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