Touching Parchment : Volume 1: Officials and Their Books.

By: Rudy, Kathryn MMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2023Copyright date: �2023Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (274 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781800649613Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Touching Parchment: How Medieval Users Rubbed, Handled, and Kissed Their ManuscriptsOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- PART I: Introduction -- 1. Feeling One's Way Through the Book -- I. Structure of the Book -- II. Damage -- III. A Haptic Approach -- 2. Ways of Touching Manuscripts -- I. Inadvertent Wear -- II. Targeted Wear -- Part II: Books and Authority -- 3. Swearing on Relics and Gospels -- I. Swearing on Gospels -- II. Proffering the Book -- 4. Kissing: From Relics to Manuscripts -- I. Kissing Missals -- II. A Brief History of the Missal -- III. Transformations of the Book -- IV. Printed Canon Pages -- 5. Swearing: From Gospels to Legal Manuscripts -- I. Last Judgment Imagery for Reinforcing Obligation -- II. Local Government: Customary Law Books -- III. The University: Old Proctors' Book -- IV.The Inquisition: Inquisitor's Manual -- 6. Performances Within the Church -- I. Choral Manuscripts -- II. Books and Holy Water -- III. Grand Obituary of Notre-Dame in Paris -- Conclusion: The Gloves Are Off -- Coda -- Index -- Bibliography -- Illustrations.
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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- PART I: Introduction -- 1. Feeling One's Way Through the Book -- I. Structure of the Book -- II. Damage -- III. A Haptic Approach -- 2. Ways of Touching Manuscripts -- I. Inadvertent Wear -- II. Targeted Wear -- Part II: Books and Authority -- 3. Swearing on Relics and Gospels -- I. Swearing on Gospels -- II. Proffering the Book -- 4. Kissing: From Relics to Manuscripts -- I. Kissing Missals -- II. A Brief History of the Missal -- III. Transformations of the Book -- IV. Printed Canon Pages -- 5. Swearing: From Gospels to Legal Manuscripts -- I. Last Judgment Imagery for Reinforcing Obligation -- II. Local Government: Customary Law Books -- III. The University: Old Proctors' Book -- IV.The Inquisition: Inquisitor's Manual -- 6. Performances Within the Church -- I. Choral Manuscripts -- II. Books and Holy Water -- III. Grand Obituary of Notre-Dame in Paris -- Conclusion: The Gloves Are Off -- Coda -- Index -- Bibliography -- Illustrations.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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