Image, Knife, and Gluepot

Viac o knihe

The book offers a detailed exploration of a Netherlandish book of hours from 1500, examining its creation amidst the rise of mechanically-produced images in the fifteenth century. Kathryn Rudy highlights the manuscript's significance in the evolution of multimedia objects and traces its dismemberment in the nineteenth century, revealing the history of its prints and drawings. Additionally, she shares her contemporary research journey, navigating archives and addressing the challenges of academic inquiry in the twenty-first century.