Cultural Interplay in the Eighth Century: The Trier Gospels and the Makings of a Scriptorium at Echternach...

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Nancy Netzer

Cultural Interplay in the Eighth Century

The Trier Gospels and the Makings of a Scriptorium at Echternach

Nancy Netzer

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English

Cambridge University Press
27 November 2008

History of art: ancient & classical art; Palaeography (history of writing)

Series: Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology

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A detailed study of the Trier Gospels, an important early medieval manuscript. Through an investigation of its production, Professor Netzer reveals the cross-cultural influences among the Insular, Continental and Mediterranean worlds in the eighth century, demonstrating in particular the complicated process of cultural interplay that took place in the scriptorium at Echternach. She traces the history of the production of the manuscript through a detailed analysis of its components: the individual texts, construction and arrangement of gatherings, scripts, ornamental initials, canon tables and illustrations. She sheds light on the manuscript's sources, on the different backgrounds of the two scribe-artists involved in its production, on the influences which determined the size and layout of the codex, the role of the pictures within the book, and the place of this manuscript in the development of Insular and Continental book production. This study makes a significant contribution to the understanding of early medieval book production and the influence of missionaries from the British Isles on early Continental culture.

By: Nancy Netzer
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9780521090513
ISBN 10: 0521090512
Series: Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 27 November 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active