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The birth of the author : pictorial prefaces in glossed books of the twelfth century / Jeffrey F. Hamburger.
- 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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- 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
- Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) ; 225.
- Text, image, context ; 9.
- Subject
- Authors and readers > History > To 1500
- Authors and readers
- Authorship > History > To 1500
- Authorship
- Bible > Commentaries > Early works to 1800
- Bible > History and criticism
- Bible
- Classical literature > Influence
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) > History > To 1500
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
- Literature, Medieval > History and criticism
- Literature, Medieval
- Marginal illustrations
- Paratext > History > To 1500
- Paratext
- Prefaces > History > To 1500
- Prefaces
- To 1500
- Transmission of texts > History > To 1500
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780888442253
- 0888442254
- OCLC
- on1242226153
- 1242226153
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries