Project Gutenberg 2014-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 345 Quaritch, Bernard 1819 1899 Quaritch, Bernard (Bernard Alexander Christian) 05027201 Palæography Notes upon the History of Writing and the Medieval Art of Illumination Palaeography Notes upon the History of Writing and the Medieval Art of Illumination Produced by Chris Curnow, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Palæography" by Bernard Quaritch is a scholarly work focused on the history of writing and the medieval art of illumination, written in the late 19th century. This treatise extends from a lecture delivered by Quaritch, utilizing his experiences in the manuscript market to explore the intricacies of manuscripts from various time periods, particularly before the advent of printing. The work aims to provide readers with a foundational understanding of palæography, summarizing key historical developments and methods of manuscript production. The opening of this text sets the scene by emphasizing the vast yet scattered nature of pre-printing books, acknowledging the author's own qualifications and experiences as a manuscript buyer. Quaritch outlines the framework of the study as a series of cursory remarks on medieval calligraphy and ornamental practices, beginning with the origins of writing itself. He provides insight into the various ancient modes of writing, materials used, and the evolution of different scripts across cultures, illustrating how the art of writing has evolved over millennia, laying the groundwork for a deeper exploration of palæography that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45170/45170-h/images/cover.jpg en Illumination of books and manuscripts Paleography Z Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages 273499 273511 2024-09-19T04:28:08.870351 2023-09-19T15:42:46.560225 text/html text/html 263873 2014-03-18T14:06:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 14876189 2014-03-18T14:06:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 15194614 2024-09-19T04:28:23.134321 application/epub+zip 15187694 2024-09-19T04:28:12.851356 application/epub+zip 283852 2024-09-19T04:28:09.795359 application/epub+zip 15051721 2024-09-19T04:28:29.997277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15014994 2024-09-19T04:28:19.652318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465033 2022-09-20T15:41:41.543152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221905 221702 2024-09-19T04:28:07.958376 2023-09-19T15:42:45.547186 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 221801 2014-03-18T14:06:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81292 2014-03-18T14:06:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 221880 2014-03-18T14:06:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81213 2014-03-18T14:06:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20720 2024-09-19T04:28:30.156247 application/rdf+xml 13375 2024-09-19T04:28:10.147346 image/jpeg 2353 2024-09-19T04:28:09.968383 image/jpeg 15510556 2024-09-19T04:28:09.065420 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog