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The Role of the Scroll: An Illustrated Introduction to Scrolls in the Middle

The Role of the Scroll: An Illustrated Introduction to Scrolls in the Middle Ages Hardcover - 2019

by Kelly, Thomas Forrest

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New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2019. Cloth, xiii, 182 pages, colour illustrations; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In The Role of the Scroll, music professor and historian Thomas Forrest Kelly brings to life the most interesting scrolls in medieval history, placing them in the context of those who made, commissioned, and used them, and reveals their remarkably varied uses." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Introduction to scrolls; Scrolls that grow; Representing space and time: the long red line; Performers' scrolls; Private scrolls: amulets, charms, and prayers; Ritual scrolls; Roll it back up.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.
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  • Title The Role of the Scroll: An Illustrated Introduction to Scrolls in the Middle Ages
  • Author Kelly, Thomas Forrest
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York and London
  • Date 2019
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 120100
  • ISBN 9780393285031 / 0393285030
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.9 in (23.88 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects Scrolls - Europe, Western - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018046410
  • Dewey Decimal Code 091.094

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/2019, Page 0

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