Nancy Netzer

This is the first detailed study of the Trier Gospels, an important early medieval manuscript. Netzer sheds light on the process of the book's production, the models that preceded it, and the background of its two scribe-artists. She also reveals the complicated process of cultural interplay that took place in the scriptorium at Echternach (in modern day Luxembourg) in the eighth century. This study makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of medieval book production, and of the influence of missionaries on early continental culture.

The Trier Gospels and the Makings of a Scriptorium at Echternach

Cultural Interplay in the Eighth Century

Anne-Marie Eze

Lisa Fagin Davis

Jeffrey F. Hamburger

William P. Stoneman

Featuring illuminated manuscripts from nineteen Boston-area institutions, Beyond Words provides a sweeping overview of the history of the book in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, as well as a guide to its production, illumination, functions, and readership. With over 150 manuscripts on display, Manuscripts for Pleasure & Piety at the McMullen Museum focuses on lay readership and the place of books in medieval society. The High Middle Ages witnessed an affirmation of the visual and, with it, empirical experience. There was an explosion of illumination. Various types of images, whether in prayer or professional books, attest to the newfound importance of visual demonstration in matters of faith and science alike."--

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