Books Before Print

Books Before Print

  • Author: Kwakkel, Erik
  • Publisher: Arc Humanities Press
  • Serie: Medieval Media Cultures
  • ISBN: 9781942401612
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781942401636
  • Place of publication:  York , United Kingdom
  • Year of digital publication: 2018
  • Month: October
  • Pages: 282
  • DDC: 091
  • Language: English
<div>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. <i>Books Before Print</i> 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.</div>
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Series Information
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • General Introduction
  • Filling the Page: Script, Writing, and Page Design
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1. Medieval Script
      • Tick, Tock
      • No Big Secret
    • Chapter 2. Cracking Codes: Abbreviations in Medieval Script
      • Abbreviations
      • Tironian Notes
      • Uncrackable Code
    • Chapter 3. The Empty Part of the Page
      • Inherited Tradition
      • Toolbox
      • Educational Notes: The Monastic School
      • Educational Notes: The University
      • Convention—And Breaking It
    • Chapter 4. Footnotes Before Print
      • Disconnected
      • Dots and Lines
      • Letters
      • Numerals
    • Chapter 5. The First Page of the Manuscript
      • Artisans
      • Purpose
      • Owners
    • Chapter 6. The Last Page of the Manuscript
      • The Last Page of the Text
      • The Last Page of the Book
  • Enhancing the Manuscript: Binding and Decoration
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 7. Dressing Up the Manuscript
      • Wearing Leather
      • Exotic Leather and Hairy Bindings
      • Cloth
    • Chapter 8. Hugging a Manuscript
      • Arm and Hand
      • Up in Arms
      • Fancy Feet
    • Chapter 9. Judging a Book by Its Cover
      • Text on Leather
      • Title Labels
      • The Fenestra
      • Spine Titles
    • Chapter 10. Mary Had a Little Book
      • The Manuscript Tradition
      • Beyond Manuscripts
    • Chapter 11. Drawing with Words
      • Decoration Forming Words
      • Words Forming Decoration
      • See the Music
    • Chapter 12. Speech Bubbles
      • Dialogues
      • Banderol
      • No Bubbles
    • Chapter 13. Model-Books
      • Plainly Decorated Letters
      • Elaborately Decorated Letters
      • Border Decoration
      • Pouncing
      • Post-Medieval
  • Reading in Context: Annotations, Bookmarks, and Libraries
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 14. Getting Personal in the Margin
      • Annotations
      • Highlighting Information
      • Critiquing the Text Quality
      • Use or Abuse?
    • Chapter 15. Helping Hands on the Page
      • Plain Hands
      • Elaborate Hands
      • Exotic Hands
    • Chapter 16. Smart Bookmarks
      • Static Bookmarks
      • Dynamic Bookmarks
      • Multi-Dynamic Bookmarks
      • Bookmarks in Perspective
    • Chapter 17. Location, Location
      • Shelfmarks
      • Inventories
      • Handheld Devices
    • Chapter 18. Combating Book Theft
      • Chains
      • Book Chests
      • Cursing
      • Optimism
  • The Margins of Manuscript Culture
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 19. The Incredible Expandable Book
      • Bat Books
      • The Accordion Book
      • Rolls
      • Doing More with Less
    • Chapter 20. Books on a Diet
      • Ivory Decoration
      • Books for Soloists
      • Classroom Use
      • A Long Tradition
      • A Librarian Speaks Up
    • Chapter 21. Books on a Stick
      • Hornbooks
      • Materials
      • Medieval Period
    • Chapter 22. Slips, Strips, and Scraps: Messaging
      • Roots
      • Paper Slips
      • Time Capsule
    • Chapter 23. Slips, Strips, and Scraps: Scholarly Notes
      • From Skin to Parchment
      • Scholarly Note
      • Tradition
    • Chapter 24. Medieval Name Tags
      • Name Tags
      • Who Wrote Them?
      • Accompanying Booklet
    • Chapter 25. Posters Before Print
      • Advertisements
      • Maps
      • Wall Catalogues and Inventories
      • Regulations
    • Chapter 26. Medieval Book Apps
      • The Volvelle
      • Tools on Bookbindings
      • Pop-Up Sundials
      • Invasive
  • Contextualizing the Medieval Manuscript
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 27. Where are the Scriptoria?
      • Teaming Up
      • A Spanish Scriptorium?
    • Chapter 28. Desktops
      • Scribes
      • Readers
      • Book Wheel
      • Laptop
    • Chapter 29. Second-Hand Books Before Print
      • Valuing Books
      • Simple Price Tags
      • Complex Price Tags
      • The Value of Price Tags
    • Chapter 30. Manuscripts on the Move
      • Moving Books
      • Mystical Texts on the Move
    • Chapter 31. The Skinny on Bad Parchment
      • Parchment-Maker
      • Reader
      • Librarian
      • Thief
    • Chapter 32 Destroying Medieval Books (and Why That’s Useful)
      • Culprit 1: The Bookbinder
      • Culprit 2: The Tailor
      • Culprit 3: The Scribe
      • Useful Destruction
  • Bibliography
    • Online Resources
  • Recommended Reading by Section
  • Index of Material Features
  • Manuscript Index
  • General Index

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