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The Taymouth Hours
Stories and the Construction of the Self in Late Medieval England
Kathryn A. Smith
The Taymouth Hours is one of the most fascinating
illuminated manuscripts of late medieval England,
but the circumstances of its commission have
remained elusive for more than a century. In this
first comprehensive study of the Taymouth Hours,
Kathryn A. Smith traces the manuscript’s origin to
Philippa of Hainault, queen of Edward III, and Edward’s
sister, the thirteen-year-old Eleanor of Woodstock.
Smith provides a detailed analysis of the
manuscript’s program, particularly the relationships
between its marginal imagery and the devotional
texts these images border, and embeds the Taymouth
Hours within the historical, political, religious, and
artistic contexts of early fourteenth-century England
and northern Europe. Generously illustrated, the
book also comes with a digitized edition of the
entire manuscript. This feature allows readers to
examine high-quality images of each folio while
following along with Smith’s text.
Kathryn A. Smith is an associate professor and
chair in the Department of Art History at New York
University.
Approx. 256 pp / 120 illustrations / 6 x 9 / May 2012
Cloth 978-1-4426-4436-6 $65.00
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Other rights held by the British Library.
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How the Page Matters
Bonnie Mak
From handwritten texts to online books, the page
has been a standard interface for transmitting
knowledge for over two millennia. It is also a dynamic
device, readily transformed to suit the needs of
contemporary readers. In How the Page Matters,
Bonnie Mak explores how changing technology has
affected the reception of visual and written information.
Mak examines the fifteenth-century Latin text
Controversia de nobilitate in three forms – as a
manuscript, a printed work, and a digital edition.
Mak’s elegant analysis proves both the timeliness of
studying interface design and the persistence of the
page as a mechanism for communication.
Bonnie Mak is an assistant professor in the Graduate
School of Library and Information Science and the
Program for Medieval Studies at the University of
Illinois.
‘How the Page Matters represents a new and
refreshing approach to the various interactions
between medieval manuscript versions of a particular
text and its early modern and contemporary editions.’
William Schipper, Memorial University
(Studies in Book and Print Culture)
304 pp / 16 illustrations / 6 x 9 / 2011
Cloth 978-0-8020-9760-6 $55.00 (£38.99)
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Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape
Second Edition
Edited by F.H.A. Aalen, Kevin Whelan, and
Matthew Stout
The second edition of the award-winning Atlas of the
Irish Rural Landscape is a magnificently illustrated,
beautifully written and thoroughly updated introduction
to the hidden riches of the Irish landscape. The
Atlas combines superbly chosen illustrations and
cartography with a text amenable to a general reader.
Hundreds of maps, diagrams, photographs, and
paintings present accessible information suitable for
any school, college, or home. New content in the contemporary
section takes into account the Celtic Tiger
and explores six fresh case studies. The Atlas of the
Irish Rural Landscape continues to increase the visibility
of the landscape within national heritage while establishing
a proper basis for conservation and planning.
F.H.A. Aalen is a professor emeritus of Geography
in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College
Dublin. Kevin Whelan is the director of the Keough
Naughton Notre Dame Centre in Dublin. Matthew
Stout is a lecturer in the Department of History, St
Patrick’s College, Drumcondra.
‘Anyone interested in Ireland, especially the Irish
countryside, will find this attractive volume anything
from engaging to indispensable.’
The Globe and Mail
360 pp / 800+ illustrations / 9 x 11¾ / 2011
Cloth ISBN 978-1-4426-4291-1 $75.00
North American rights only.
Other rights held by Cork University Press.
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