J.R.R. Tolkien life and legend : an exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

"Originally written to accompany a 1994 Bodleian Library exhibition, this is a beautifully-illustrated and elegantly written testament to the cross-fertilization of European culture and tradition in the Middle Ages and early Modern period. The manuscripts and books presented here--including Pto...

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Corporate Author: Bodleian Library (-)
Other Authors: Priestman, Judith (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Bodleian Library [1992]
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Summary:"Originally written to accompany a 1994 Bodleian Library exhibition, this is a beautifully-illustrated and elegantly written testament to the cross-fertilization of European culture and tradition in the Middle Ages and early Modern period. The manuscripts and books presented here--including Ptolemy's "Cosmographia" and a Pilgrim's guide to the Holy Land--reveal the lively "trafficking of ideas" across the Continent"
Physical Description:95 p. ; 27 cm
ISBN:9781851240272