A Material History of the Bible, England 1200-1553 - Eyal Poleg

A Material History of the Bible, England 1200-1553

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Buch | Hardcover
256 Seiten
2020
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-726671-7 (ISBN)
83,55 inkl. MwSt
This study of hundreds of manuscripts and early printed books reveals that the Bible has never been an abstract text. This book offers a new history of the Bible in England, putting the advent of moveable-type print and religious reform in a new perspective.
This book is the first in-depth study of the production and use of Bibles in late medieval and early modern England. Over three and a half centuries, from the nascent universities and Latin Bibles of the thirteenth century to the death of Edward VI in 1553, it puts a new perspective on the advent of moveable type print and religious reform. Based on the analysis of hundreds of biblical manuscripts and prints it reveals how scribes, printers, readers, and patrons have reacted to religious and political turmoil. The material evidence undermines traditional narratives, revealing, for example, evidence of Church worship in English prior to the Reformation, or seeing Henry VIII's Great Bible as a useless book.

Eyal Poleg is a Senior Lecturer in Material History at Queen Mary University of London. His work combines the analysis of books and objects with the study of pre-modern religion. He trained in history, photography, comparative religion, and book history, all invaluable in the study of the medieval and early modern Bible. He explores how Bibles were created and used, and how people, lay and religious alike, got to know their Bibles in the Middle Ages and early modernity. He is fascinated by the information contained in medieval books and objects, and develops new means for their analysis, often in collaboration with scientists, curators, and librarians.

List of Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Appendices
Preface
Acknowledgements
Conventions
Glossary
Introduction
1: The Late Medieval Bible: Beyond Innovation
2: Wycliffite Bibles and the Limits of Orthodoxy
3: The First Printed English Bible(s
4: The Great Bible as a Useless Book
5: Into Fast Forward: The Bibles of Edward VI
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Innovative LMBs
Appendix 2: Editions of the Great Bible in the Reign of Henry VIII
Appendix 3: Single-Volume Bibles Printed in the Reign of Edward VI
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie British Academy Monographs
Zusatzinfo 46 colour images
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 196 x 250 mm
Gewicht 936 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Mittelalter
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Religionsgeschichte
Religion / Theologie Christentum Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10 0-19-726671-1 / 0197266711
ISBN-13 978-0-19-726671-7 / 9780197266717
Zustand Neuware
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