Andreas Fingernagel studied art history and archaeology in Salzburg
and Vienna. From 1985 to 1989, he worked in the Manuscripts
Department of the Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz in
Berlin, and later took part in research relating to the cataloguing
of medieval manuscripts at the Austrian National Library in Vienna.
He is currently Director of the Department of Manuscripts and Rare
Books at the Austrian National Library.
Christian Gastgeber studied classics and Byzantine studies at the
University of Vienna. He received a doctorate and habilitation in
Byzantine studies and since 2001 is staff member of the Byzantine
Research Institute and Division, respectively, of the Austrian
Academy of Sciences in Vienna, specializing in Greek paleography
and diplomatics as well as text traditions and reception research
with an emphasis in humanism. Since his habilitation in the year
2010 he is internationally active in academic teaching and research
and heads several editorial projects.
Stephan Füssel is director of the Institute for Book Studies at the
Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, and holder of the Gutenberg
Chair at the same university. He has published prolifically on the
early days of printing, the sale and publication of books between
the 18th and 20th centuries, and the future of communications.
“A stunning reminder of a time when the word of God inspired images
of astonishing luminosity and daunting levels of physical
sacrifice.”
*The Independent*
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