The Oxford handbook of Latin palaeography
The Oxford Handbook of Latin Palaeography provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Latin script from Antiquity to the Renaissance, codicology, and the cultural setting of the medieval manuscript. It will be an indispensable tool for all those interested in medieval book production.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press,
[2020]
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| Schlagworte: | Paleography, Latin Electronic books Paläographie Latein |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource ( vii, xiv, 1052 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | The Oxford Handbook of Latin Palaeography provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Latin script from Antiquity to the Renaissance, codicology, and the cultural setting of the medieval manuscript. It will be an indispensable tool for all those interested in medieval book production. Cover -- The Oxford Handbook of Latin Palaeography -- Copyright -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction1 -- Origins -- Developments in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Bibliography -- Part I: Script -- I . 1: Organizing Script -- Chapter 1: Punctuation -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: The Palaeography of Numerals -- The Forms of Numerals -- The Syntax of Numerals -- Bibliographical Survey -- Table of the Different Forms of Numerals Used in the Middle Ages -- Bibliography -- I . 2: Greco-Roman Heritage -- Chapter 4: Old Roman Cursive -- Suggested Reading -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: New Roman Cursive: (IVth-VIIth centuries) -- Suggested Reading -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: Capital Scripts -- Mature Rustic Capitals -- Manuscripts in Square Capitals -- Rustic Capitals in England -- Carolingian Capital Scripts -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Uncial Script -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8: Half-Uncial -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9: Greek Script in Latin Manuscripts -- Notes -- Bibliography -- I . 3: Early Medieval Hands -- Chapter 10: Beneventan (South Italian/Langobardic) Script -- The Early Stage -- The Tenth Century -- The Eleventh Century -- The Later Period -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11: The Visigothic Script -- Definition -- Names -- Types of Visigothic Script -- Genetic Origin of the Round and Cursive Scripts -- Chronological Origin -- Geographical Origin -- Fixation of Types and Heyday of the Script -- Letterforms and Abbreviations in Visigothic Script at its Peak -- The Visigothic round script -- Letterforms -- Joinings and ligatures -- The Visigothic cursive script -- Letterforms -- Joinings and ligatures -- Abbreviations -- Orthography -- Numerals -- Regional Variations. |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource ( vii, xiv, 1052 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9780199714254 0199714258 9780195336948 0195336941 |