Covers a group of early fifteenth-century Parisian illustrated manuscripts for comprehensive analysis
Focuses on the use of images to enrich and make texts accessible to non-Latin readers
Includes nearly 200 color illustrations of miniatures and texts for visual context
Explores the role of two key humanists, Laurent de Premierfait and Jean Lebegue, in manuscript production
Provides fresh understanding of humanist thought and translation practices of the early fifteenth century
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Visual Translation breaks new ground in the study of French manuscripts, contributing to the fields of French humanism, textual translation, and the reception of the classical tradition in the first half of the fifteenth century. While the prominence and quality of illustrations in French manuscripts have attracted attention, their images