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Michelle P Brown
An investigation of the life and world of Bede, 'the father of English history'.
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Michelle P. Brown
The questions of where and when the Lindisfarne Gospels were made are addressed, but just as importantly the ‘why’ is explored, in the context of new research concerning the technical…
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The ninth-century Book of Cerne offers a fascinating insight into Insular culture and is the only surviving illuminated manuscript that can be firmly attributed to the powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom of…
Brown provides a synopsis of each of the major phases of development, a bibliography at the beginning of each section, and comments on regional and chronological diffusion where appropriate.
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This new book provides an authoritative introduction to the art of book production in the Anglo-Saxon period and an historical overview of the period by means of its book culture…
The epic story of how Christianity came to the British Isles
Michelle Brown traces the rich history of Christian art in this comprehensive and accessible book.
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Michelle Brown
Fusing history, art history, archaeology and literary studies, and fully illustrated throughout, this is a ground-breaking guide to a fascinating and complex period in which northern Europe journeyed from late…
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Michelle P. Brown,Patricia Lovett
A fully illustrated exploration of fifteen writing styles drawn from historical manuscripts. Clear examples show how the scripts were developed and used in the past and how they can be…
A standard reference in the field of manuscript studies for over twenty years, now revised and updated with full-colour illustrations throughout.
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Jean-P. Serre
Basic techniques in Diophantine geometry are covered, such as heights, the Mordell-Weil theorem, Siegel’s and Baker’s theorems, Hilbert’s irreducibility theorem, and the large sieve. Included are applications to, for example…
