Fifteenth Century English Books

Fifteenth Century English Books
Author: Edward Gordon Duff
Publisher: [London] : Printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1917
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
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Fifteenth-Century Books: A Guide to their Identification

Fifteenth-Century Books: A Guide to their Identification
Author: Robert Alexander Peddie
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2013-03-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1300874775

Antiquæ Libri - The Archaeology of the Book - ATB-1305In this volume Peddie gives a brief account of sources of information on many aspects of fifteenth century books. For such a brief book Peddie provides sources on topics ranging from block prints, woodcuts, engravings, book illustration, maps, initials, printers' marks, colophons, title pages, signatures, water marks, facsimiles, Greek printing, Hebrew printing and music printing. He also outlines bibliographies of national catalogues and general works.

Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy

Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy
Author: Michael Baxandall
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1988
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780192821447

An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style.

Makers and Users of Medieval Books

Makers and Users of Medieval Books
Author: Carol M. Meale
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2014
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1843843757

Essays exploring different aspects of late medieval and early modern manuscript and book culture. Late medieval manuscripts and early modern print history form the focus of this volume. It includes new work on the compilation of some important medieval manuscript miscellanies and major studies of merchant patronage and of a newly revealed woman patron, alongside explorations of medieval texts and the post-medieval reception history of Langland, Chaucer and Nicholas Love. It thus pays a fitting tribute to the career of Professor A.S.G. Edwards, highlighting his scholarly interests and demonstrating the influence of his achievements. Carol M. Meale is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol; the late Derek Pearsall was Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and Honorary Research Professor at the University of York. Contributors: Nicolas Barker, J.A. Burrow, A.I. Doyle, Martha W. Driver, Susanna Fein, Jane Griffiths, Lotte Hellinga, Alfred Hiatt, Simon Horobin, Richard Linenthal, Carol M. Meale, Orietta Da Rold, John Scattergood, Kathleen L. Scott, Toshiyuki Takamiya, John J. Thompson.

Sixteenth-Century Readers, Fifteenth-Century Books

Sixteenth-Century Readers, Fifteenth-Century Books
Author: Margaret Connolly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2019-01-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108652204

This innovative study investigates the reception of medieval manuscripts over a long century, 1470–1585, spanning the reigns of Edward IV to Elizabeth I. Members of the Tudor gentry family who owned these manuscripts had properties in Willesden and professional affiliations in London. These men marked the leaves of their books with signs of use, allowing their engagement with the texts contained there to be reconstructed. Through detailed research, Margaret Connolly reveals the various uses of these old books: as a repository for family records; as a place to preserve other texts of a favourite or important nature; as a source of practical information for the household; and as a professional manual for the practising lawyer. Investigation of these family-owned books reveals an unexpectedly strong interest in works of the past, and the continuing intellectual and domestic importance of medieval manuscripts in an age of print.