Books and learning in 12th-century Europe are the broad concern of the nineteen papers assembled here. The discussion of 'books' ranges from important individual manuscripts, to collections manufactured in 'scriptoria' and kept in 'libraries'; the 'learning' is primarily the composition, transmission and study of Latin literary texts, both ancient and contemporary. Special attention is given to the Latin classics, to the literary culture of the larger Benedictine houses, to the phenomenal quantity of Latin satirical writing of the period, and to the dissemination and reception of texts and ideas over time. While the geographical focus is England, the relationship of English materials and developments to the wider European context is constantly emphasized.
| ISBN: | 9780860786733 |
| Publication date: | 17th December 1998 |
| Author: | Rodney M Thomson |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Series: | Variorum Collected Studies Series |
| Genres: |
European history Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval History and Archaeology |
Books and learning in 12th-century Europe are the broad concern of the nineteen papers assembled here. The discussion of 'books' ranges from important individual manuscripts, to collections manufactured in 'scriptoria' and kept in 'libraries'; the 'learning' is primarily the composition, transmission and study of Latin literary texts, both ancient and contemporary. Special attention is given to the Latin classics, to the literary culture of the larger Benedictine houses, to the phenomenal quantity of Latin satirical writing of the period, and to the dissemination and reception of texts and ideas over time. While the geographical focus is England, the relationship of English materials and developments to the wider European context is constantly emphasized.
England and the Twelfth-Century Renaissance features in the following genres: European history, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, History and Archaeology
England and the Twelfth-Century Renaissance is available in Hardback
England and the Twelfth-Century Renaissance was written by Rodney M Thomson and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
England and the Twelfth-Century Renaissance has 360 pages
Yes it is part of Variorum Collected Studies Series series
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