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Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages - Bischoff, Bernhard, M.A., and Cróinin, Daibhm O (Translated by), and Ganz, David (Translated by)
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First published in 1979, this work, by the greatest living authority on medieval palaeography, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account in any language of the history of Latin script. It contains a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance and outlines the history of book illumination. By setting the development of Latin script in its cultural context, it provides an unrivalled introduction to the nature of medieval Latin culture.

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Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages 1990, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521367264

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