Illuminating the Word in the Early Middle Ages |
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| Author:
| Nees, Lawrence |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-19387-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2023 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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The array of features we take for granted in modern print and digital books - fonts, word spacing, capitalisation - were all invented in the early medieval period. This richly illustrated study tells how the impetus lay in changes to late Roman reading practices and not, as often assumed, within non-classical sources.
The array of features we take for granted in modern print and digital books - fonts, word spacing, capitalisation - were all invented in the early medieval period. This richly illustrated study tells how the impetus lay in changes to late Roman reading practices and not, as often assumed, within non-classical sources.