Books Before Print. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Erik Kwakkel.
• Authors: Kwakkel, Erik, 1970-
• Other Names: Project Muse.
• Contents: General Introduction Filling the Page: Script, Writing, and Page Design Introduction 1. Medieval Script 2. Cracking Codes: Abbreviations in Medieval Script 3. The Empty Part of the Page 4. Footnotes Before Print 5. The First Page of the Manuscript 6. The Last Page of the Manuscript Enhancing the Manuscript: Binding and Decoration Introduction 7. Dressing Up the Manuscript 8. Hugging a Manuscript 9. Judging a Book by its Cover 10. Mary Had a Little Book 11. Drawing with Words 12. Speech Bubbles 13. Model Books Reading in Context: Annotations, Bookmarks, and Libraries Introduction 14. Getting Personal in the Margin 15. Helping Hands on the Page 16. Smart Bookmarks 17. Location, Location 18. Combating Book Theft The Margins of Manuscript Culture Introduction 19. The Incredible Expandable Book 20. Books on a Diet 21. Books on a Stick 22. Slips, Strips, and Scraps: Messaging 23. Slips, Strips, and Scraps: Scholarly Notes 24. Medieval Name Tags 25. Posters Before Print 26. Medieval Book Apps Contextualizing the Medieval Manuscript Introduction 27. Where are the Scriptoria? 28. Desktops 29. Second-Hand Books Before Print 30. Manuscripts on the Move 31. The Skinny on Bad Parchment 32. Destroying Medieval Books (and Why That's Useful) Epilogue: The Legacy of the Medieval Book Recommended Reading Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: Leeds : ARC Humanities Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 282 pages), Illustrations (chiefly colour), facsimiles
• Subjects: 091; Manuscripts, European; Manuscripts -- History; Manuscripts, Medieval; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781942401636; 1942401639
• Related ISBNs: 9781942401612; 1942401612; 9781942401629; 1942401620
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.