Inscribing Knowledge in the Medieval Book: The Power of Paratexts

Contributor(s): Brown-Grant, Rosalind (Editor), Carmassi, Patrizia (Editor), Drossbach, Gisela (Editor), Hedeman, Anne D (Editor), Turner, Victoria (Editor), Ventura, Iolanda (Editor)

ISBN: 9781501517884

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Hardcover

$181.99

Pub Date: January 20, 2020

Dewey: 002.0902

LCCN: 2019953583

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.10" H x 9.10" L x 6.20" W ( 1.65 lbs) 411 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: This collection, which brings together scholars from the history of the book, law, science, medicine, literature, art, philosophy, and music, interrogates the role played by paratexts in establishing authority, constructing bodies of knowledge, prom