Drawing on the wealth of medical illustration to be found in medieval manuscripts, the author traces the history of medieval medicine, the artistic traditions which shaped its depiction, and beliefs of both medical and artistic practitioners.
This book examines the process by which the Codex--the traditional form of the western book--replaced the scroll as the primary vehicle for literature. Drawing upon evidence accumulated in the last thirty years, this edition gives insight into the role the early Christian church…
"Pourquoi les auteurs ont-ils intitulé leur essai "La syntaxe du codex"? C'est par analogie avec les catégories grammaticales habituelles, qui distinguent morphologie et syntaxe. La morphologie du codex concernerait les éléments qui le constituent (les mots de la grammaire): mat…
"Pourquoi les auteurs ont-ils intitulé leur essai "La syntaxe du codex"? C'est par analogie avec les catégories grammaticales habituelles, qui distinguent morphologie et syntaxe. La morphologie du codex concernerait les éléments qui le constituent (les mots de la grammaire): mat…
"In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much of what we thought we knew about these books and fragments is mistaken. While biblical scholars have expend…