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KWAKKEL, E. and THOMSON, R., The European Book in the Twelfth Century: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2021. 435p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, 101. The 'long twelfth century' (1075–1225) was an era of seminal importance in the development of the book in medieval Europe and marked a high point in its construction and decoration. This comprehensive study takes the cultural changes that occurred during the 'twelfth-century Renaissance' as its point of departure to provide an overview of manuscript culture encompassing the whole of Western Europe. Written by senior scholars, chapters are divided into three sections: the technical aspects of making books; the processes and practices of reading and keeping books; and the transmission of texts in the disciplines that saw significant change in the period, including medicine, law, philosophy, liturgy, and theology. Richly illustrated, the volume provides the first in-depth account of book production as a European phenomenon. (Publisher's information). € 29.12 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9781316502037