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Creator
Date
2019
Location
England
Media format
Printed text
Extent
xxii, 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Language
English
Size
26 cm
Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 357941
Folger call number: Z106.5.G7 R86 2019
Folger holdings ID: 506172
Folger call number: Z106.5.G7 R86 2019
Folger holdings ID: 506172
Summary
"What has fifteenth-century England to do with the Renaissance? By challenging accepted notions of 'medieval' and 'early modern', David Rundle proposes a new understanding of English engagement with the Renaissance. He does so by focusing on one central element of the humanist agenda--the reform of the script and of the book more generally--to demonstrate a tradition of engagement from the 1430s into the early sixteenth century. Introducing a cast-list of scribes and collectors who are not only English and Italian but also Scottish, Dutch and German, this study sheds light on the cosmopolitanism central to the success of the humanist agenda. Questioning accepted narratives of the slow spread of the Renaissance from Italy to other parts of Europe, Rundle suggest new possibilities for the fields of manuscript studies and the study of Renaissance humanism."--
Notes
General notes
Series numbering from publisher's website Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-317) and indexes
Contents
Introduction the revival of letters and the uses of palaeography -- The eloquent page: humanism and script, humanism and England -- Humanist script in England: the first ten years -- British barbarians in Italy and Scotland's first humanist -- The Dutch connexion: the significance of Low Countries scribes from Theoderic Werken to Pieter Meghen -- The Butcher of England and the learning of Italy: John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester and the 'pupils of Guarino' -- The victory of Italic in diplomatic correspondence -- Conclusion: Beyond humanism, beyond words
Also known as
Extended title: The Renaissance reform of the book and Britain : the English Quattrocento / David Rundle
Alternate titles: English Quattrocento
Alternate titles: English Quattrocento
Subjects
Related names
author: Rundle, David
subject: Worcester, John Tiptoft, Earl of, 1427-1470
subject: Worcester, John Tiptoft, Earl of, 1427-1470