M. B. Parkes

Pause and Effect (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction to the History of Punctuation in the West

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Produktbeschreibung

Pause and Effect offers an introduction to the history of punctuation in the West, identifying some of the broader circumstances which have influenced its development; for example, the practices of the early scribes, changing attitudes to the written word and the impact of printing. The core of the book comprises examples and plates taken from a wide range of manuscripts from different periods and languages; by focusing on evidence of the practice itself the reader is able to compare usages of different periods and to test the author's observations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351912471
• Artikelnr.: 49354669

Autorenporträt

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.