My general topic is Medieval Gothic Writing.
Reading Plan:
Overview:
- B L. Ullman, Ancient Writing and Its Influence
- De Hamel, Christopher, Scribes and Illuminators.
Focus:
- Marc Drogin, Medieval Calligraphy: Its History and Technique (New Jersey: Allanheld, Osmun & Co., and Abner Schram Ltd., 1980)
- Fairbanks, Sydney; Magoun, F.P., JR, “On writing and Printing Gothic”, Speculum:A Journal of Medieval Studies 15, no.3 (July 1940): 313-330.
- Creasy, Dianne Louise, The Development of the Formal Gothic Script in Spain: Toledo, s. XII-XIII.
- Johanssen, Carl Erik, Thus they wrote. A guide to the Gothic script of Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden.
- Crous, Ernst, und Joachin Kirchner, Die gotische Schriftarten.
I don't this on your list, but it looks right up your alley:
ReplyDeleteAlbert Derolez, The Palaeography of Gothic Manuscript Books: From the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century