Why modern manuscripts matter
Auteur :
Sutherland, Kathryn
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780192856517
Date de publication :
17 mars 2022
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,3 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
610 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A study of the cultural value of literary manuscripts that explores why they are traded, conserved, and coveted. It focuses on the history of manuscript collection from the late seventeenth to the early eighteenth century, and the emerging strains of commercial, aesthetic, and heritage value driving it.