Books Before Print

Erik Kwakkel

Published by ARC Humanities Press 2018

Books Before Print

Erik Kwakkel

In the series Medieval Media Cultures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781942401636

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About this book

This beautifully illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to the medieval manuscript and what it can tell us about the world in which it was made and used. Captured in the materiality of manuscripts are the data enabling us to make sense of the preferences and habits of the individuals who made up medieval society. With short chapters grouped under thematic headings, Books Before Print shows how we may tap into the evidence and explores how manuscripts can act as a vibrant and versatile tool to understand the deep historical roots of human interaction with written information. It highlights extraordinary continuities between medieval book culture and modern-world communication, as witnessed in medieval pop-up books, posters, speech bubbles, book advertisements, and even sticky notes.

Author / Editor information

Kwakkel Erik :

Erik Kwakkel is book historian and professor at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Reviews

Leah Tether:
Kwakkel is to be applauded for what he has achieved, but then he always is at his very best when enthusing others about the myriad surprises that medieval manuscripts can reveal. If this book is not a staple of book history curricula within the next few years, I shall be astonished.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
ABBREVIATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	xxi
GENERAL INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
FILLING THE PAGE: SCRIPT, WRITING, AND PAGE DESIGN
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Chapter 1. MEDIEVAL SCRIPT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 2. CRACKING CODES: ABBREVIATIONS IN MEDIEVAL SCRIPT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Chapter 3. THE EMPTY PART OF THE PAGE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 4. FOOTNOTES BEFORE PRINT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Chapter 5. THE FIRST PAGE OF THE MANUSCRIPT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter 6. THE LAST PAGE OF THE MANUSCRIPT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
ENHANCING THE MANUSCRIPT: BINDING AND DECORATION
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
Chapter 7. DRESSING UP THE MANUSCRIPT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Chapter 8. HUGGING A MANUSCRIPT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Chapter 9. JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Chapter 10. MARY HAD A LITTLE BOOK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 11. DRAWING WITH WORDS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Chapter 12. SPEECH BUBBLES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter 13. MODEL- BOOKS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
READING IN CONTEXT: ANNOTATIONS, BOOKMARKS, AND LIBRARIES
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
Chapter 14. GETTING PERSONAL IN THE MARGIN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Chapter 15. HELPING HANDS ON THE PAGE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Chapter 16. SMART BOOKMARKS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Chapter 17. LOCATION, LOCATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Chapter 18. COMBATING BOOK THEFT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
THE MARGINS OF MANUSCRIPT CULTURE
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
Chapter 19. THE INCREDIBLE EXPANDABLE BOOK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Chapter 20. BOOKS ON A DIET Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter 21. BOOKS ON A STICK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Chapter 22. SLIPS, STRIPS, AND SCRAPS: MESSAGING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Chapter 23. SLIPS, STRIPS, AND SCRAPS: SCHOLARLY NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 24. MEDIEVAL NAME TAGS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Chapter 25. POSTERS BEFORE PRINT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Chapter 26. MEDIEVAL BOOK APPS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
CONTEXTUALIZING THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
Chapter 27. WHERE ARE THE SCRIPTORIA? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Chapter 28. DESKTOPS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Chapter 29. SECOND- HAND BOOKS BEFORE PRINT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Chapter 30. MANUSCRIPTS ON THE MOVE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Chapter 31. THE SKINNY ON BAD PARCHMENT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Chapter 32. DESTROYING MEDIEVAL BOOKS (AND WHY THAT’S USEFUL) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
EPILOGUE: THE LEGACY OF THE MEDIEVAL BOOK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
RECOMMENDED READING BY SECTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
INDEX OF MATERIAL FEATURES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
MANUSCRIPT INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
GENERAL INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279

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Language: English
Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 304
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 130
Keywords: Middle Ages; manuscript studies; book history; medieval literature; material culture; codex

eBook

Published: October 31, 2018
ISBN: 9781942401636