Dictionary of english manuscript terminology, a: 1450 to 2000
Auteur :
Beal, Peter
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199265442
Date de publication :
20 déc. 2007
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
1023 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In the first dictionary of its kind a leading expert on English manuscripts defines some 1,500 terms, including types of manuscript, their physical features, writing implements, writing surfaces, scribes, scripts, postal markings, and seals, as well as those relating to literature, bibliography, editing, dating, conservation, cartography, commerce, heraldry, law, and military and naval matters.