Medieval History
I enjoy having an iPad. I like the speed with which it gives me information, and how Siri will make appointments for me. Hardly have to remember anything from doctor appointments to dinner recipes. But a tablet will never replace actual, physical books. Their smell, texture, the weight of a book in your hand, the pagination and typography. Dust jackets. Actual books are an experience tied to the time you read them.
- France Celebrates Joan Of Arc's 600th Birthday
The normally tranquil city of Orleans is buzzing with festivities over the next two weeks to mark the 600th birthday of one of France's best cultural exports: Joan of Arc. Looking appropriately cinematic, the Loire River swarmed with wooden boats...
- Privilege And Duty In The Serene Republic: Illuminated Manuscripts Of Renaissance Venice
Helena Szépe of the University of South Florida is currently researching illustrations found in Venetian medieval and Renaissance documents. With the assistance of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Professor Szépe is now preparing a...
- Digitisation Of The Goussen Library
the Goussen library collection is a specialist library for oriental church history. It contains printed books in Western classical and modern languages, but predominantly printed books in oriental languages such as Syrian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Arabic, Armenian...
- What Was Wrong With Joan Of Arc?
One of the first assignments in graduate school was to choose a work of art, and read absolutely everything ever written, published and peer-reviewed on the work. That may not sound difficult, but all it takes is one search on JSTOR and....wow. The History...
- Joan Of Arc, Ii
I'll admit I am obsessed by images of Jehanne d'Arc. I feel like a dissertation for me lies in this direction... Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884), Joan of Arc, 1879, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Erwin Davis, 1889This is my favorite...
Medieval History
Jehannic Books as Art
I enjoy having an iPad. I like the speed with which it gives me information, and how Siri will make appointments for me. Hardly have to remember anything from doctor appointments to dinner recipes. But a tablet will never replace actual, physical books. Their smell, texture, the weight of a book in your hand, the pagination and typography. Dust jackets. Actual books are an experience tied to the time you read them.
In my quest for knowledge about Joan of Arc, I've been impressed with the beauty of the books about her. The artistry involved demands attention. Here are a few of my favorites:
My very dear friend Allison gave this to me. She found it online, and had it shipped from France. It was printed in Paris, but each illustration was colored in by hand. It is a work of art! My #1 favorite Joan book. An example of the illustrations:
The Harold B Lee library at BYU has two glorious library stacks of just Joan books. Some of them are breathtaking!
Published in 1876!
- France Celebrates Joan Of Arc's 600th Birthday
The normally tranquil city of Orleans is buzzing with festivities over the next two weeks to mark the 600th birthday of one of France's best cultural exports: Joan of Arc. Looking appropriately cinematic, the Loire River swarmed with wooden boats...
- Privilege And Duty In The Serene Republic: Illuminated Manuscripts Of Renaissance Venice
Helena Szépe of the University of South Florida is currently researching illustrations found in Venetian medieval and Renaissance documents. With the assistance of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Professor Szépe is now preparing a...
- Digitisation Of The Goussen Library
the Goussen library collection is a specialist library for oriental church history. It contains printed books in Western classical and modern languages, but predominantly printed books in oriental languages such as Syrian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Arabic, Armenian...
- What Was Wrong With Joan Of Arc?
One of the first assignments in graduate school was to choose a work of art, and read absolutely everything ever written, published and peer-reviewed on the work. That may not sound difficult, but all it takes is one search on JSTOR and....wow. The History...
- Joan Of Arc, Ii
I'll admit I am obsessed by images of Jehanne d'Arc. I feel like a dissertation for me lies in this direction... Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884), Joan of Arc, 1879, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Erwin Davis, 1889This is my favorite...