Piety in Pieces: How Medieval Readers Customized Their Manuscripts by Kathryn M. Rudy

Piety in Pieces: How Medieval Readers Customized Their Manuscripts

Kathryn M. Rudy

412 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction art education history religion informative medium-paced
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Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illuminators, book binders) with labour-intensive processes using exclusive and sometimes exotic materials (parchment made from dozens or hundreds of ski...

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