Download or read book Palæography Notes Upon the History of Writing and the Medieval Art of Illumination (Classic Reprint) written by Bernard Quaritch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Palæography Notes Upon the History of Writing and the Medieval Art of Illumination The following sketch will consist of a number of cursory remarks upon the calligraphy and the ornamentation of medieval manuscripts; preceded by an historical sketch, arranged in chronological paragraphs, of the beginnings and the gradual diffusion of the art of writing through out the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.