Books Before Print, Paper, and Pixel
The Art and Function of Medieval Manuscripts: Reviewing ‘The Lindisfarne Gospels,’ ‘Imperial Splendor,’ and ‘Performing the Gospels in Byzantium’
In our day books are mass-produced objects. An author sends her manuscript to the publisher who edits, designs, and typesets the text so it can be printed, bound, and sent to stores or published as an ebook. That same text might also be recorded for audio distribution. Thousands of readers will experience the exact same book with only minor differences …
