Thesis
Visions of order and apocalypse: text and image in thirteenth-century Vercelli
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This thesis presents seven large thirteenth-century single and multiple piece roll manuscripts (the Rotoli figurati) held at the Archivio Capitolare of the cathedral of S. Eusebio in Vercelli. In the process of presenting these documents, and arguments for their dating and provenance in the city of Vercelli, I contend that they should be examined as a group because of their distinctive shared qualities, particularly their unusual format, and their communication of complex forms of knowledg...
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+ Rosser, G
Department:
University of Oxford
Role:
Supervisor
+ Kauffmann, M
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
GLAM
Department:
Bodleian Libraries
Role:
Supervisor
Funding
+ Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Funding agency for:
Shurville, J
Grant:
1333344
Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
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- Deposit date:
- 2019-05-27
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- Copyright holder:
- Shurville, J
- Copyright date:
- 2018
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