Screen LibraryThe Renaissance reform of the book and Britain : the English Quattrocento /
"What has fifteenth-century England to do with the Renaissance? By challenging accepted notions of 'medieval' and 'early modern', David Rundle proposes a new understanding of English engagement with the Renaissance. He does so by focusing on one central element of the humani...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge studies in palaeography and codicology ;
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"What has fifteenth-century England to do with the Renaissance? By challenging accepted notions of 'medieval' and 'early modern', David Rundle proposes a new understanding of English engagement with the Renaissance. He does so by focusing on one central element of the humanist agenda--the reform of the script and of the book more generally--to demonstrate a tradition of engagement from the 1430s into the early sixteenth century. Introducing a cast-list of scribes and collectors who are not only English and Italian but also Scottish, Dutch and German, this study sheds light on the cosmopolita |
| Item Description: | Series numbering from publisher's website. |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-317) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781107193437 1107193435 |
| Index Number: | Z106 |
| CLC: | G239.561.9 |
| Call Number: | G239.561.9/R941 |
| Contents: | Introduction the revival of letters and the uses of palaeography -- The eloquent page: humanism and script, humanism and England -- Humanist script in England: the first ten years -- British barbarians in Italy and Scotland's first humanist -- The Dutch connexion: the significance of Low Countries scribes from Theoderic Werken to Pieter Meghen -- The Butcher of England and the learning of Italy: John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester and the 'pupils of Guarino' -- The victory of Italic in diplomatic correspondence -- Conclusion: Beyond humanism, beyond words. |