Scribes and Scripts: Calligraphy in the High Middle Ages

Scribes and Scripts: Calligraphy in the High Middle Ages by RICHARD GAMESON


Authors
RICHARD GAMESON
ISBN
9780789214959
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Dimensions
229 x 305mm

This spectacular oversize volume offers a new way to look at the illuminated manuscripts of the High Middle Ages-through the magnificent handwriting of their scribes. In the era from 1000 to 1250, Europe underwent momentous social changes-including a growth in literacy and the emergence of the first universities-that resulted in a demand for more books. This in turn spurred new methods of book production and a critical period of development in calligraphy: through a series of incremental changes, bold leaps, and cultural exchanges, the rounded forms of the Caroline minuscule gave way to the straight strokes of Gothic blackletter, which were easier to produce-and would form the basis of the first typefaces cut by Gutenberg and his contemporaries. Scribes and Scripts traces this evolution through fifty-six noteworthy illuminated manuscripts-and their scribes, many of whose names and circumstances are known to us. Author Richard Gameson, an eminent historian of the book, provides a fascinating commentary on the calligraphy and illumination of each manuscript and the career of its scribe, including the social factors that influenced his or her work. At least one page from each manuscript is shown in its entirety, and additional details highlight salient aspects of the calligraphy and decoration. A talented scribe himself, Gameson provides model alphabets and samples of the key stages in the evolution of high medieval script-an invaluable resource for calligraphers. Scribes and Scripts is perhaps the finest survey of high medieval calligraphy for a general audience, and certainly the richest, for it places the subject in the context of history and, indeed, individual lives. It will be an essential volume, and a source of considerable delight, for anyone interested in calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts, or medieval history. SELLING POINTS: . A new way to experience illuminated manuscripts-through the magnificent handwriting of their scribes . Traces the development of calligraphy from 1000 to 1250, a critical period in the history of writing that set the stage for modern scripts and typefaces . Highlights fifty-six extraordinary manuscripts and their scribes, many of whose names and careers (and sometimes even intimate details of their lives) are known to us . Abundantly illustrated with full pages from the manuscripts, as well as close-up details of their scripts and decoration . Also includes model alphabets showing key stages in the evolution of script . Author Richard Gameson is a leading authority on the history of the book.
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