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Los manuscritos conservados en las bibliotecas universitarias son magníficas fuentes de información -en ocasiones únicas- pues no siempre existen ediciones impresas de los textos. Además el propio manuscrito en sí, su soporte, su escritura, ilustraciones y conservación, es, por su propia naturaleza, un elemento de extraordinario valor para el investigador. Sin embargo, aún faltaba una guía que orientase a todas aquellas personas que necesitaban acceder a los riquísimos fondos existentes en nuestras bibliotecas. El presente volumen, fruto del Grupo de Trabajo de Patrimonio de Rebiun, pero también de todos aquellos profesionales que han aportado los datos necesarios y los textos introductorios que sitúan a cada colección en su contexto histórico, viene a cubrir ese vacío existente, convirtiéndose en un instrumento de extraordinario valor en manos del investigador, del profesional de las bibliotecas y también, por qué no, del curioso que desee acercarse al mundo de los manuscritos.
Exposición que, mediante la contemplación de libros antiguos, bellos y valiosos, sirve de ventana para penetrar en uno de los temás más apasionantes de la construcción de las sociedades modernas como es el de la relación de la Arquitectura con la Ciudad, a partir de los textos e imágenes que la imprenta nos ha proporcionado.
This Italian oratorio, composed by Carlo Boni, is based on the legend of Saint Dymphna, a 7th-century Irish princess who fled to Belgium to avoid her father's incestuous advances, only to be martyred by him. The oratorio is written for four voices - soprano, contralto, tenor and bass. It is a moving tribute to her life and her faith, and is sure to tug at the heartstrings of lovers of religious music. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This book discusses the decoration types of Sephardic illuminated Bibles in their broader historical, and social context in an era of cultural transition in Iberia and culture struggle within Spanish Jewry.
Netherlandish Books offers a unique overview of what was printed during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Low Countries. This bibliography lists descriptions of over 32,000 editions together with bibliographical references, an introduction and indexes. It draws on the analysis of collections situated in libraries throughout the world. This is the first time that all the books published in the various territories that formed the Low Countries are presented together in a single bibliography. Netherlandish Books is an invaluable research tool for all students and scholars interested in the history, culture and literature of the Low Countries, as well as historians of the early modern book world. Customers interested in this title may also be interested in French Vernacular Books, edited by Andrew Pettegree, Malcolm Walsby and Alexander Wilkinson.
First published as a special issue of the journal Medieval Encounters (vol. 23, 2017), this volume, edited by Josefina Rodríguez-Arribas, Charles Burnett, Silke Ackermann, and Ryan Szpiech, brings together fifteen studies on various aspects of the astrolabe in medieval cultures. The astrolabe, developed in antiquity and elaborated throughout the Middle Ages, was used for calculation, teaching, and observation, and also served astrological and medical purposes. It was the most popular and prestigious of the mathematical instruments, and was found equally among practitioners of various sciences and arts as among princes in royal courts. By considering sources and instruments from Muslim, Christian, and Jewish contexts, this volume provides state-of-the-art research on the history and use of the astrolabe throughout the Middle Ages. Contributors are Silke Ackermann, Emilia Calvo, John Davis, Laura Fernández Fernández, Miquel Forcada, Azucena Hernández, David A. King, Taro Mimura, Günther Oestmann, Josefina Rodríguez-Arribas, Sreeramula Rajeswara Sarma, Petra G. Schmidl, Giorgio Strano, Flora Vafea, and Johannes Thomann.
Alongside annals, chronicles were the main genre of historical writing in the Middle Ages. Their significance as sources for the study of medieval history and culture is today widely recognised not only by historians, but also by students of medieval literature and linguistics and by art historians. The series The Medieval Chronicle aims to provide a representative survey of the on-going research in the field of chronicle studies, illustrated by examples from specific chronicles from a wide variety of countries, periods and cultural backgrounds. There are several reasons why the chronicle is particularly suited as the topic of a yearbook. In the first place there is its ubiquity: all over Eu...