Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers

The significance of medieval manuscripts as vehicles for the transmission of knowledge is well known. Less understood, particularly when it comes to non-Latin manuscripts, is the complex web of human interactions that influenced their production and reception. The essays collected in this volume exp...

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Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2025
SeriesStudies in Manuscript Cultures
Subjects
Ancient, classical and medieval texts
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
CE period up to c 1500
Global
Handschriftenkunde
History of art
Illumination
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
Literature: history and criticism
Middle Ages
Mittelalter
Palaeography
The Arts
The Arts: treatments and subjects
Time period qualifiers
illumination
Middle Ages
global
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Summary:The significance of medieval manuscripts as vehicles for the transmission of knowledge is well known. Less understood, particularly when it comes to non-Latin manuscripts, is the complex web of human interactions that influenced their production and reception. The essays collected in this volume explore the relationships that existed between manuscripts and those individuals or communities that were involved in their making.
ISBN:9783111636344
3111636429
9783111636429
3111636267
9783111636269
3111636348
ISSN:2365-9696
DOI:10.1515/9783111636344