
Shaping the Archive in Late Medieval England
by Sarah Elliott Novacich
Title:
Shaping the Archive in Late Medieval England
Author:
Sarah Elliott Novacich
Series (if any):
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
230 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 5 Halftones, black and white
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781107177055
EAN:
9781107177055
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
606
Dimensions (mm):
159 x 234 x 22
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Tracing three episodes in sacred history - the loss of Eden, the loading of Noah's Ark, and the Harrowing of Hell - Sarah Elliott Novacich shows how medieval writers and artists pondered ways of preserving and transmitting the past, and considered the pleasures and risks of creating an archive.















