A history of punctuation in the West which identifies some of the broader circumstances which the author believes have influenced development. The first part identifies the graphic symbols, and deals with their history. The second part is a general account of the main influences on their use.
A history of punctuation in the West which identifies some of the broader circumstances which the author believes have influenced development. The first part identifies the graphic symbols, and deals with their history. The second part is a general account of the main influences on their use.
M.B. Parkes (1930 - 2103) was Professor Emeritus of Palaeography in the University of Oxford, and Fellow emeritus of Keble College. He was a Senior Fellow of the British Academy, a Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, and had been Visiting Professor at the University of Konstanz (1974 and 1980), James T. Hill Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota (1991), and Visiting Professor of Latin at Harvard University (1997). He is the author of Their Hands Before Our Eyes: A Closer Look at Scribes and his previous publications include English Cursive Book Hands, both also published by Ashgate.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: Preface Introduction Part I Pause: Symbols as Notation: Antiquity: aids for inexperienced readers and the prehistory of punctuation Changing attitudes to the written word: components in a 'grammar of legibility' Carolingian renovatio: augmenting old notation with new symbols The requirements of public worship The development of the general repertory of punctuation The technology of printing and the stabilization of the symbols. Part II Effect: Symbols as Signs: Influences on the application of punctuation The layout and punctuation of verse Notes Appendices: Part III Plates and Commentaries. Part IV Glossary, Indexes and Lists.
Contents: Preface Introduction Part I Pause: Symbols as Notation: Antiquity: aids for inexperienced readers and the prehistory of punctuation Changing attitudes to the written word: components in a 'grammar of legibility' Carolingian renovatio: augmenting old notation with new symbols The requirements of public worship The development of the general repertory of punctuation The technology of printing and the stabilization of the symbols. Part II Effect: Symbols as Signs: Influences on the application of punctuation The layout and punctuation of verse Notes Appendices: Part III Plates and Commentaries. Part IV Glossary, Indexes and Lists.
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