Postcards on Parchment: the Social Lives of Medieval Books
Postcards on Parchment: the Social Lives of Medieval Books
Title:
Postcards on Parchment: the Social Lives of Medieval Books
Author:
Rudy, Kathryn M.
Publication Info:
Yale University Press
Location:
New Haven, CT; London
Notes:
CCCC MS 16II Uses Matthew Paris’ illustration of the Face of Christ (CCCC MS 16II, f.53v) as an example of parchment painting, discussing its purpose, the possible explanations as to why it was painted on a different sheet, as well as its context in relation to pope Innocent III (pp. 44-45).