EAN: 9783319538310

READING BOOKS AND PRINTS AS CULTURAL OBJECTS GE...

This book contributes significantly to book  image and media studies from an interdisciplinary
comparative point of view. Its broad perspective spans medieval manuscripts to e-readers.
Inventive methodology offers numerous insights into visual  manuscript and print culture:
material objects relate to meaning and reading processes  images and texts are examined in
varied associations  the symbolic  representational and cultural agency of books and prints is
brought forward. An introduction substantiates methods and approaches  ten chapters follow
along media lines: from manuscripts to prints  printed books  and e-readers. Eleven
contributors from six countries challenge the idea of a unified field  revealing the role of
books and prints in transformation and circulation between varying cultural trends  ¿high¿ and
¿low¿. Mostly Europe-based  the collection offers book and print professionals  academics and
graduates  models for future research  imaginatively combining material culture with archival
data  cultural and reading theories with historical patterns.

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