A short guide for studying, editing and translating medieval texts in manuscript form, outlining the technical steps for preparing a medieval manuscript for print: evaluating and describing the manuscript itself (transmission, provenance, and physical description), textual criticism (reconstruction, emendation, authenticity, dating, and authorship), and steps to preparing an edition or translation.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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978-1-4632-3726-4 (9781463237264)
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Abbreviations (vii) Preface (ix) Manuscripts (1) Manuscript Transmission (3) Provenance (6) Manuscript Description (9) Textual Criticism (21) External Criticism (21) Emendation (27) Internal Analysis (32) Editing (45) Choice of Text (45) Parts of an Edition (47) Translating (57) Text (58) Terminology (58) Personal Names (60) Place Names (61) Bibliography (63)
