The Role of the Scroll: An Illustrated Introduction to Scrolls in the Middle Ages by Thomas Forrest Kelly

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

Thomas Forrest Kelly

208 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
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Scrolls have always been shrouded by a kind of aura, a quality of somehow standing outside of time. They hold our attention with their age, beauty, and perplexing format. Beginning in the fourth century, the codex—or book—became the preferred medi...

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