Liturgy's Imagined Past/s

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This book calls attention to the importance of scholarly reflection on the writing of liturgical history. The essays not only probe the impact of important shif

Manuscript Cultures: Mapping the Field

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Script and writing were among the most important inventions in human history, and until the invention of printing, the handwritten book was the primary medium o

Exploring Written Artefacts

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This collection, presented to Michael Friedrich in honour of his academic career at of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, traces key concepts that

Illuminating Metalwork

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The presence of gold, silver, and other metals is a hallmark of decorated manuscripts, the very characteristic that makes them “illuminated.” Medieval artis

Johann Michael Wansleben's Travels in the Levant, 1671-1674

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Johann Michael Wansleben’s Travels in the Levant, 1671–1674 is a hitherto unpublished version of a remarkable description of Egypt and the Levant by the Ger