Illuminating the Middle Ages: Tributes to Prof. John Lowden from His Students, Friends and Colleagues

by Laura Cleaver

The twenty-eight essays in this collection showcase cutting-edge research in manuscript studies, encompassing material from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The volume celebrates the exceptional contribution of John Lowden to the study of medieval books. The authors explore some of the themes and questions raised in John's work, tackling issues of meaning, making, patronage, the book as an object, relationships between text and image, and the transmission...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004422323
• ISBN13: 9789004422322
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 504 Pages