A World inscribed : illuminated manuscript / McDonough, Kathleen A.

Writers write so that the future may learn, a 5th-century French monk once inscribed in a diligent hand. This program is a concise history of the illuminated manuscript and book production. The everyday lives of the writers, scribes, and illustrators are revealed, and honor is paid to the best known...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Other Authors: McDonough, Kathleen A.
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], ©1996.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Ancient, art.
Art, Classical.
Arts, Medieval.
Middle Ages > Europe.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (24 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Illuminated manuscript
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Monks Preserve Knowledge (3:27)
  • Making a Book (1:36)
  • Hardships of Monastic Scribes (5:31)
  • Cultural Changes Increase Book Trade (2:42)
  • Middle Ages: Luxury Book Trade (4:14)
  • Printing Press Replaces Scribes (2:22)