Image, Knife, and Gluepot

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The book explores the creation and significance of a 1500 Netherlandish book of hours, highlighting its role in the evolution of fifteenth-century book production amid the rise of mechanically-produced images. Kathryn Rudy meticulously reconstructs the manuscript's history, examining its dismemberment in the nineteenth century as parts were repurposed for prints and drawings. Additionally, she shares her contemporary research journey through archives, addressing both the challenges and intricacies of academic inquiry in the digital age.