A Saving Science : : Capturing the Heavens in Carolingian Manuscripts / / Eric M. Ramírez-Weaver.
In A Saving Science, Eric Ramírez-Weaver explores the significance of early medieval astronomy in the Frankish empire, using as his lens an astronomical masterpiece, the deluxe manuscript of the Handbook of 809, painted in roughly 830 for Bishop Drogo of Metz, one of Charlemagne's sons. Created...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 |
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Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) :; 35 color/75 b&w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. Drogo and the Handbook of 809
- Part One. Unveiling the Heavens over Carolingian Skies
- Chapter 1. Illuminating Science
- Chapter 2. Drogo's Copy of the Handbook of 809
- Plates
- Party Two. Representing the Cosmos for Carolingian Hearts and Minds
- Chapter 3. Revealing Astronomy
- Chapter 4. Restoring What Was Lost
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index