Manuscripts and Libraries in the Age of Charlemagne |
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| Author:
| Bischoff, Bernhard |
| Edited and Translated by:
| Gorman, Michael |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-03711-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.99 |
Book Description:
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In this book, Michael Gorman has selected and translated seven of Bernhard Bischoff's classic essays on aspects of eighth- and ninth-century culture. They include an investigation of the role of books in the transmission of culture from the sixth to the ninth century, and studies of the court libraries of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious.
In this book, Michael Gorman has selected and translated seven of Bernhard Bischoff's classic essays on aspects of eighth- and ninth-century culture. They include an investigation of the role of books in the transmission of culture from the sixth to the ninth century, and studies of the court libraries of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious.