The birth of the author
Subtitle: pictorial prefaces in glossed books of the twelfth century
By: Jeffrey F. Hamburger
Contributors: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Series: Studies and texts -- 225; Text, image, context : studies in Medieval manuscript illumination -- 9; Text, image, context -- 9.; Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) -- 225.
Publisher: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780888442253
Subjects: Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts; Paratext; History; Marginal illustrations; Prefaces; Authorship; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); Authors and readers; Transmission of texts; Medieval Literature; History and criticism; Commentaries; Early works to 1800; Classical literature; Influence; Bible
Description: "The images devised to accompany medieval commentaries, whether on the Bible or on classical texts, made claims to authority, even inspiration, that at times were even more forceful than those made by the texts themselves. Pictorial prefaces of the twelfth century represent commentaries of their own; they articulate and elaborate complex arguments regarding critical matters of faith. This study examines pictorial programmes in copies of Horace's poetic works, the Glossa ordinaria, anti-heretical polemics, and Rupert of Deutz's commentary on the Song of Songs to demonstrate the ways in which they helped to shape understandings of authorship at a critical historical moment."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Pictorial Paratexts; title: Authorizing Athorship; title: Medieval ut pictura poesis; title: Polemical Prefaces; title: The Rhetoric of Images; title: "Behold the Dreamer!"; title: Epilogue: Avatars of Authorship.