Books, Scribes and Learning in the Frankish Kingdoms, 6th-9th Centuries

ISBN-13: 9780860784067 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 352 str.

Rosamond McKitterick

Opis

This volume focuses on the book production of the Frankish regions of Western Europe in the early Middle Ages. By examining manuscripts, the author shows how these can shed light on a variety of topics, such as women and literacy, and the knowledge of canon and secular law.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; The Scriptoria of Merovingian Gaul: a survey of the evidence; Knowledge of canon law in the Frankish kingdoms before 789: the manuscript evidence; The diffusion of insular culture in Neustria between 650 and 850: the implications of the manuscript evidence; The Anglo-Saxon missionaries in Germany: reflections on the manuscript evidence; Frankish uncial: a new context for the work of the Echternach scriptorium; Carolingian uncial: a context for the Lothar Psalter; Nuns’ scriptoria in England and Francia in the 8th century; Some Carolingian law books and their function; A 9th-century schoolbook from the Loire valley: Phillipps MS 16308; Knowledge of Plato’s Timaeus in the 9th century: the implications of Valenciennes Bibliothèque Municipale MS 293; The Gospels of St Hubert; Carolingian book production: some problems; Women and literacy in the early middle ages; Index of people and places; index of manuscripts.