Edition and Study of Manchester, Chetham's Library, MS Mun.A.3.127
Published on 3. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
354 pages
978-3-0343-5844-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers the semi-diplomatic edition of the Late Middle English manuscript Manchester, Chetham's Library, MS Mun.A.3.127, which is housed at Chetham's Library in Manchester. This codex contains a number of recipes to cure illnesses, a previous list of herbs and plants and an outline. This volume is accompanied by an introduction, a physical description of the witness and a glossary. Because of that, this book is a primary source of research in historical linguistics and in other fields of study such as the history of medicine.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lausanne
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
195 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-0343-5844-6 (9783034358446)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Carolina Pérez Guillén holds a PhD in English Philology and Historical Linguistics and a Degree in English Philology from the University of Murcia. From 2017 to 2024 she worked as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Murcia. Since 2024 she is a full-time lecturer at Rey Juan Carlos University.
Content
List of Abbreviations - List of Figures - List of Tables - List of Plates - Acknowledgments - Resumen - Chapter 1. Introduction - 1.1. Edition of a Late Middle English manuscript - 1.2. Research framework - 1.3. Objectives - 1.4. Methodology - 1.5. Structure of the work - Chapter 2. Provenance, Contents and Physical Description - 2.1. Introduction - 2.2. Authorship and provenance - 2.3. Contents - 2.4. Codicology - 2.5. Palaeography - 2.6. Conclusion - Chapter 3. Edition of Manchester, Chetham's Library, MS Mun.A.3.127 - 3.1. Editorial conventions - 3.2. Edition - Chapter 4. Glossary - 4.1. Compilation - 4.2. Glossary - Chapter 5. Final Conclusions - References - Appendix: Plates