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The birth of the author : pictorial prefaces in glossed books of the twelfth century
- Title
- The birth of the author : pictorial prefaces in glossed books of the twelfth century / Jeffrey F. Hamburger.
- Author
- Hamburger, Jeffrey F., 1957-
- Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, [2021]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, publisher.
- Description
- xxv, 297 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "The images devised to accompany medieval commentaries, whether on the Bible or on classical texts, made claims to authority, even inspiration, that at times were even more forceful than those made by the texts themselves. Pictorial prefaces of the twelfth century represent commentaries of their own; they articulate and elaborate complex arguments regarding critical matters of faith. This study examines pictorial programmes in copies of Horace's poetic works, the Glossa ordinaria, anti-heretical polemics, and Rupert of Deutz's commentary on the Song of Songs to demonstrate the ways in which they helped to shape understandings of authorship at a critical historical moment."--
- Series Statement
- Studies and texts ; 225
- Text, image, context : studies in Medieval manuscript illumination ; 9
- Uniform Title
- Text, image, context ; 9.
- Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) ; 225.
- Subject
- Bible > Commentaries > History and criticism
- Bible > Commentaries > Early works to 1800
- Bible
- To 1500
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
- Paratext > History > To 1500
- Marginal illustrations
- Prefaces > History > To 1500
- Authorship > History > To 1500
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) > History > To 1500
- Authors and readers > History > To 1500
- Transmission of texts > History > To 1500
- Literature, Medieval > History and criticism
- Classical literature > Influence
- Authors and readers
- Authorship
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Literature, Medieval
- Paratext
- Prefaces
- Transmission of texts
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Early works.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Contents
- Introduction: Pictorial Paratexts -- Authorizing Athorship -- Medieval ut pictura poesis -- Polemical Prefaces -- The Rhetoric of Images -- "Behold the Dreamer!" -- Epilogue: Avatars of Authorship.
- Call Number
- JFF 21-969
- ISBN
- 9780888442253
- 0888442254
- OCLC
- 1242226153
- Author
- Hamburger, Jeffrey F., 1957- author.
- Title
- The birth of the author : pictorial prefaces in glossed books of the twelfth century / Jeffrey F. Hamburger.
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, [2021]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studies and texts ; 225Text, image, context : studies in Medieval manuscript illumination ; 9Text, image, context ; 9.Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) ; 225.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Additional Formats
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Chronological Term
- To 1500
- Added Author
- Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, publisher.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Hamburger, Jeffrey F., 1957- Birth of the author. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2021 1771104155 9781771104159 (OCoLC)1242226233
- Research Call Number
- JFF 21-969