The Latin Manuscript Book: An Exhibition Held on the Occasion of the Seminars in Latin Palaeography Sponsored by the Division of the Humanities of the University of Chicago and the Medieval Academy of America, Summer MCMLXXIII

Latin Manuscript Book

Braxton Ross

This exhibition honors the practice and the tradition of paleography at the University of Chicago. The tradition is a venerable one, extending over many years and several generations of faculty and students. Items on display trace the full history of the Latin manuscript book, including examples of different writing materials, types of manuscripts, scribal techniques, forms of script, readers' notes and marks of ownership, and bindings.

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catalogue 56p. (perfect bound), $2.50
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