IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 806: Manuscript Production in Oxford in the 13th Century

Organiser:	Laura Cleaver, Department of History of Art & Architecture, Trinity College Dublin
Moderator/Chair:	Renana Bartal, Department of Art History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Paper 806-a	Teaching Natural Philosophy in Medieval Oxford: On the Glosses and Illustrations in 13th-Century Aristotle Textbooks (Language: English) Hanna M. Wimmer, Sonderforschungsbereich 950 'Manuskriptkulturen in Asien, Afrika und Europa' / Kunstgeschichtliches Seminar, Universität Hamburg Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Education, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 806-b	Monks and the Booktrade in Oxford and Paris: Some Preliminary Thoughts (Language: English) Laura Cleaver, Department of History of Art & Architecture, Trinity College Dublin Index terms: Art History - General, Education, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Social History
Abstract	With the growth of the university in the 13th century, Oxford became a centre for the production and trade of manuscripts. These books were not limited to texts for students, and texts for formal study and private devotion were often lavishly decorated. This session explores the diversity of the books produced and traded in the city to consider questions of style, patronage and function in connection with illuminated manuscripts.