Author: Charles William Heckethorn
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Category : Basel (Switzerland)
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Printers of Basle in the XV. & XVI. Centuries
Author: Charles William Heckethorn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Basel (Switzerland)
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Basel (Switzerland)
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Printers of Basle in the XV. and XVI. Centuries
Author: Charles William Heckethorn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Printers of Basle in the XV. & XVI. Centuries
Author: Charles William Heckethorn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Basel (Switzerland)
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Basel (Switzerland)
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Fifteenth-Century Book
Author: Curt F. Bühler
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151280097X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The fifteenth century, one of the most curious and confused periods in recorded history, witnessed amazing developments in the printing industry and in the production of books. The present volume surveys the history of the manufacture of books throughout the fifteenth century, whether written by hand or produced by the press, and points out that both methods faced very similar problems and found almost identical solutions for them. Actually, the fifteenth century itself saw no material difference between manuscripts and incunabula (fifteenth-century printings), and regarded the latter simply as codices produced by "a new method of artificial writing." Curt F. Bühler discusses the impact of the epoch-making invention on the scribes as well as the attitudes that the contemporary book-lovers adopted toward the products of the press. The author also studies the types of men who were attracted to the new industry and the nature of the books that they believed to be readily vendible. In addition, certain familiar beliefs regarding the history of the early presses are challenged, and possible solutions are presented for the problems are still imperfectly understood. To illustrate the text, beautiful reproductions of illuminated manuscript pages, printed pages, colophons, woodcut illustration, and early typefaces have been included. The author's discussion of the decoration in books is not so much a study in the fine arts but, rather, an analysis of the types of volumes which lent themselves to decoration, and the various forms of such work.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151280097X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The fifteenth century, one of the most curious and confused periods in recorded history, witnessed amazing developments in the printing industry and in the production of books. The present volume surveys the history of the manufacture of books throughout the fifteenth century, whether written by hand or produced by the press, and points out that both methods faced very similar problems and found almost identical solutions for them. Actually, the fifteenth century itself saw no material difference between manuscripts and incunabula (fifteenth-century printings), and regarded the latter simply as codices produced by "a new method of artificial writing." Curt F. Bühler discusses the impact of the epoch-making invention on the scribes as well as the attitudes that the contemporary book-lovers adopted toward the products of the press. The author also studies the types of men who were attracted to the new industry and the nature of the books that they believed to be readily vendible. In addition, certain familiar beliefs regarding the history of the early presses are challenged, and possible solutions are presented for the problems are still imperfectly understood. To illustrate the text, beautiful reproductions of illuminated manuscript pages, printed pages, colophons, woodcut illustration, and early typefaces have been included. The author's discussion of the decoration in books is not so much a study in the fine arts but, rather, an analysis of the types of volumes which lent themselves to decoration, and the various forms of such work.
The Library World
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi, 1425–1650
Author: Maximilian von Habsburg
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317169298
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
The Imitatio Christi is considered one of the classic texts of Western spirituality. There were 800 manuscript copies and more than 740 different printed editions of the Imitatio between its composition in the fifteenth century and 1650. During the Reformation period, the book retained its popularity with both Protestants and Catholics; with the exception of the Bible it was the most frequently printed book of the sixteenth century. In this pioneering study, the remarkable longevity of the Imitatio across geographical, chronological, linguistic and confessional boundaries is explored. Rather than attributing this enduring popularity to any particular quality of universality, this study suggests that its key virtue was its appropriation by different interest groups. That such an apparently Catholic and monastic work could be adopted and adapted by both Protestant reformers and Catholic activists (including the Jesuits) poses intriguing questions about our understanding of Reformation and Counter Reformation theology and confessional politics. This study focuses on the editions of the Imitatio printed in English, French, German and Latin between the 1470s and 1650. It offers an ambitious and comprehensive survey of the process of translation and its impact and contribution to religious culture. In so doing it offers a fresh analysis of spirituality and devotion within their proper late medieval and early modern contexts. It also demonstrates that spirituality was not a peripheral dimension of religion, but remains at the very heart of both Catholic and Protestant self-perception and identity.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317169298
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
The Imitatio Christi is considered one of the classic texts of Western spirituality. There were 800 manuscript copies and more than 740 different printed editions of the Imitatio between its composition in the fifteenth century and 1650. During the Reformation period, the book retained its popularity with both Protestants and Catholics; with the exception of the Bible it was the most frequently printed book of the sixteenth century. In this pioneering study, the remarkable longevity of the Imitatio across geographical, chronological, linguistic and confessional boundaries is explored. Rather than attributing this enduring popularity to any particular quality of universality, this study suggests that its key virtue was its appropriation by different interest groups. That such an apparently Catholic and monastic work could be adopted and adapted by both Protestant reformers and Catholic activists (including the Jesuits) poses intriguing questions about our understanding of Reformation and Counter Reformation theology and confessional politics. This study focuses on the editions of the Imitatio printed in English, French, German and Latin between the 1470s and 1650. It offers an ambitious and comprehensive survey of the process of translation and its impact and contribution to religious culture. In so doing it offers a fresh analysis of spirituality and devotion within their proper late medieval and early modern contexts. It also demonstrates that spirituality was not a peripheral dimension of religion, but remains at the very heart of both Catholic and Protestant self-perception and identity.
Library World
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Library Journal
Author: Melvil Dewey
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
Catalogue
Author: Maggs Bros
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Printers of Basle in the XV. & XVI. Centuries
Author: Charles William Heckethorn
Publisher:
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Category : Basel (Switzerland)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Basel (Switzerland)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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