Handwritten
ten centuries of manuscript treasures from Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin--Preussischer Kulturbesitz
National Library of Australia
text
aca
Canberra
National Library of Australia
2011
monographic
eng
239 p. : col. ill., facsims. ; 31 cm.
In an era when the practice, indeed the art, of writing by hand is fast giving way to the keyboard, it is timely to pause and to consider the volume of words penned on paper over time. Handwritten: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Treasures traces the lives and thoughts, problems and solutions, inspirations and creative endeavours of some of the world?s greatest thinkers, innovators and artists. From a late ninth-century fragment of Virgil?s epic poem the Aeneid to a beautifully decorated manuscript of Dante Alighieri?s The Divine Comedy, from Galileo?s letter to a colleague and former pupil to Florence Nightingale?s practical advice for an English politician, this publication captures memorable moments spanning the medieval era to today.
pt. 1. Medieval and Renaissance manuscript books -- pt. 2. Handwritten: From the Renaissance to today -- pt. 3. Handwritten music.
National Library of Australia.
Catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition held at the National Library of Australia from 26 November 2011 to 18 March 2012.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin--Preussischer Kulturbesitz.
Manuscripts
Germany
Berlin
Exhibitions
Z6621.S7852 H36 2011
091.0943
9780642277336 (pbk.)
2011514883
ANL
110328
20120516134430.0
000046873745
eng