The Medieval Scriptorium – Making Books in the Middle Ages

In recent years scholarship has paid renewed attention to the materiality of the medieval book.[1] Advances in the scientific analysis of cultural heritage, coupled with increasing interdisciplinarity between the Humanities and the Sciences, have enabled ambitious reinterpretations of the materials and techniques used in medieval manuscript production. Such studies have advanced the frontiers of knowledgeContinue reading “The Medieval Scriptorium – Making Books in the Middle Ages”

The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind

Deborah Simonton reviews a work that travels through space and time, embracing issues of migration, slavery, division of labour, collective action, collaboration and dissent, monetization of labour, caste systems, and the place of leisure.

Gold and Swingler

Katrina Goldstone reviews two biographies of neglected writers, which demonstrate there is still much to be learned about the influence of writers, political commitment, and the 1930s on broader intellectual histories.