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Visible Writings: Cultures, Forms, Readings Marija Dalbello
Visible Writings: Cultures, Forms, Readings
Marija Dalbello
Provides insights into the many forms of connection between visibility and legibility, shedding new light on the visual dimensions of writings, as well as writing's interaction with images. Essays discuss pre-Colombian Mesoamerican scripts, medieval illuminations, Renaissance prints, Enlightenment concepts of the legible, plus a rich array of modern forms, including comics, poster art, typographic signs, scribbling in writers' manuscripts, and intersections between poetry and painting.
356 pages, illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 15, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813548838 |
| Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 279 × 23 mm · 1.47 kg |
| Editor | Dalbello, Marija |
| Editor | Shaw, Mary |