The History of English Podcast

Episode 106: An Illuminating Development

Sonntag, 31. Dezember 2017 · 57 min

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The 12th and 13th centuries saw the saw the transfer of book production from monasteries to professional bookmakers. In this episode, we look at the birth of the Medieval book trade. We also examine how early illuminators worked with color, and how early English dealt with the introduction of new colors terms into the language.

TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 106 (historyofenglishpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads…)

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