Barbara shailor the medieval book

She has been awarded grants from the national endowment for the humanities, the american council of learned societies, and the american philosophical society. The medieval academy reprints for teaching 2nd revised ed. Shailor s the medieval book, first published by the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, 1988, currently published by the university of toronto press in association with the. A celebration of the beinecke librarys extraordinary collection of medieval and renaissance manuscripts, the exhibition examined the development, construction, and function of the book in the middle ages and renaissance. The roll is discussed by barbara shailor the medieval book, 6sacra pagina the holy page the medieval term for scripture reminds us that the page is one of the most fundamental intellectual constructs in the western tradition. However, lay scribes and illuminators from outside the monastery also assisted the clerical scribes. Shailor has published extensively, including five books and a series of articles on medieval and renaissance manuscripts.

Illustrated from the beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Books that chronicled the history of england, especially those that stressed the chivalrous and mythical. She retired from administration in december 2012, but continues at yale as senior research scholar and the copi on a mellon funded grant digitally enabled scholarship on medieval manuscripts at yale. The takamiya collection at the beinecke library toshiyuki takamiya, professor emeritus of english literature at keio university in tokyo and renowned book collector, began his love for western european medieval manuscripts during a visit to the yushodo bookshop in tokyo in 1970. Yale names new director for rare book library yalenews. Barbara shailor, the papers of the bibliographical society of america 83, no. Shailors profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Shailors the medieval book, first published by the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, 1988, currently published by the university of toronto press in association with the. Clanchy, from memory to written record, england 10667, 2nd ed. Advanced seminar in medieval manuscript studies rare. Useful to the medievalist, but also accessible to the general reader. Mar 12, 2020 available from the university of toronto press. Orders should be addressed to the university of toronto press, order department, 5201 dufferin st. Ebook the medieval book as pdf download portable document.

Y23b44 1991, special collection, mss search room m. Barbara shailor, the papers of the bibliographical society of. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Rouse catalogue of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university.

Medieval and renaissance manuscripts at the beinecke. Shailors field of specialization is latin paleography and codicology, which encompasses the study of visigothic manuscripts copied and illuminated in northern spain in the tenth and eleventh centuries. Barbara shailor organized an exhibition entitled the medieval book, which included over one hundred items from the collection illustrating the development. It surveys the origins of the physical supports for the written word from egyptian papyrus rolls of the christian era through to wax tablets, animal skins, and the early ragpaper incunabula of western europe. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.

The well described collections of the bienecke library make it ideal for projects that focus on utilizing digital technologies in the scholarship surrounding medieval manuscripts. The most nefarious problem is that a certain voynich theory is pseudorigorous that is it, it works hard to give the appearance of being rigorous scholarship while in fact it is not at all. Illustrated from the beinecke rare book and manuscript library mart. Levin today announced the appointment of barbara a.

Further reading medieval book facsimile and manuscript studies. Barbara shailor became deputy provost for the arts at yale university. This is an introductory reading course in medieval latin that is intended to help students improve their reading ability by working directly with a medieval text. Illustrated from the beinecke rare book and manuscript library toronto. The medieval academy reprints for teaching barbara shailor on. The medieval book this collection draws together images from the medieval book, the catalogue of an exhibition held at the beinecke library in 1988 and curated by viceprovost barbara shailor.

Barbara shailor, the medieval book reynolds and wilson, scribes and scholars. The classics department at yale has been a leading center for teaching and research into the cultures and societies of the ancient mediterranean world for over a hundred years. Its collection provides the basis for barbara shailors fully illustrated study of the medieval book and its place in society. For centuries philologists, linguists, and historians have read me. This advanced course in medieval manuscript studies will build upon the skills acquired in introductory classes in paleography, codicology, and the history of the handproduced book. Illustrates and discusses medieval books from the library. Her awardwinning volume the medieval book, published by the university of toronto press. The manuscript collections have been described extensively in the catalogue of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, volumes of which were edited by barbara shailor, and volume 4 of which was edited by robert babcock, lisa davis, and philip rusche. Shailor as the new director of the beinecke rare book and manuscript library since 1996, shailor has been dean of douglass college at rutgers, the state university of new jersey, where she is also professor of classics. She retired from administration in december 2012, but continues at yale as senior research scholar and the copi on a mellon funded grant digitally enabled scholarship on medieval manuscripts at yale university and as. Shailor first examines the manuscript books as an archaeological artifact of a period when massproduction was unknown and every volume had to be written and assembled by hand. Reprinted from the 1988 edition published by the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale. Guide to medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the.

According to creasy and shailor the text of this manuscript is extremely close to a visigothic manuscript in madrid, biblioteca nacional ms 7, dated 902 and formerly in toledo. Shailor s field of specialization is latin paleography and codicology, which encompasses the study of visigothic manuscripts copied and illuminated in northern spain in the tenth and eleventh centuries. Folding calendar in 2020 book binding, medieval books, book of. Illustrated from the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at. The medieval book top results of your surfing the medieval book start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. What do the following institutions with special collections of rare books and. The journal accepts submissions on topics relating but not limited to paleography, codicology, illumination, book production, library history, reading and literacy, textual editing and transmission, and manuscript catalogues. For centuries philologists, linguists, and historians have read medieval books to study the language of a given work or to establish an accurate and readable text.

Shailor first examines the manuscript books as an archaeological artifact of a period when massproduction was unknown and every volume had to. Search for library items search for lists search for. Its collection provides the basis for barbara shailor s fully illustrated study of the medieval book and its place in society. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library medieval academy of america. Daniel traisters home pagetopicsbook history 14001800. Full text of catalogue of medieval and renaissance. His manuscript fragment collection and the opportunities. The proximity to some of her primary source material will no doubt make her life as a medievalist easier.

In addition to the study of the ancient mediterranean in all its aspects, we also study the complex afterlives of the cultures of ancient greece and rome and the ways in. Full text of catalogue of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university see other formats. Book production, publishing, libraries, readers harvard. Art historians also have considered illuminated manuscripts as important repositories for works of art. A guide to the transmission of greek and latin literature oxford, 1974 a fundamental text. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Medieval and renaissance texts and studies, 34, 48. Her awardwinning volume the medieval book, published by the university of toronto press, is in its 6th printing. Shailor became deputy provost for the arts at yale university in 2003, before which she was director of the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale. Shailors 1988 study, the medieval book, also derived from her research at the beinecke, and has been reprinted several times, most recently last year, and she has several other projects in the works. Manuscript studies medieval studies research guides.