A standard reference in the field of manuscript studies for over twenty years, now revised and updated with full-colour illustrations throughout.
Michelle Brown Boeken
Michelle P. Brown is een vooraanstaand geleerde gespecialiseerd in de studie van middeleeuwse manuscripten, met ongeëvenaarde expertise vanuit haar positie als Professor Emerita aan de School of Advanced Study, University of London. Haar uitgebreide curatoriële ervaring bij de British Library, waar ze verlichte manuscripten beheerde, heeft haar diepgaande analyses gevormd. Door haar werk belicht ze de kunstzinnigheid, geschiedenis en culturele betekenis die in deze oude teksten besloten liggen, waardoor de middeleeuwse wereld toegankelijk en fascinerend wordt voor hedendaagse lezers. Haar wetenschap biedt een uniek venster op de creatie en context van enkele van de meest gekoesterde visuele en tekstuele artefacten uit de geschiedenis.






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