Objects of affection: the book and the household in late medieval england
Auteur :
Seaman, Myra
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526143815
Date de publication :
9 mars 2021
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
494 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study investigates the affective agency of the book, through the emotional literacy training that a single codex provided a late-medieval English household. It demonstrates how MS Ashmole 61 affirms both the physical and moral agency of nonhumans, who fashion spiritually generous and socially mindful human household members. -- .