Re-using Manuscripts in Late Medieval England
Repairing, Recycling, Sharing
1st Edition
Published on 16. August 2022
240 pages
978-1-78744-827-8 (ISBN)
Description
A fresh appraisal of late medieval manuscript culture in England, examining the ways in which people sustained older books, exploring the practices and processes by which manuscripts were crafted, mended, protected, marked, gifted and shared.
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Ryley Hannah:
HANNAH RYLEY is Lecturer in Early Medieval English at Balliol College, Oxford; she also teaches for the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford.
HANNAH RYLEY is Lecturer in Early Medieval English at Balliol College, Oxford; she also teaches for the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Transcription Conventions
Introduction
1. Making Parchment for Books
2. Re-using Parchment in Books
3. Making Marks on Books
4. Second-hand Books
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Transcription Conventions
Introduction
1. Making Parchment for Books
2. Re-using Parchment in Books
3. Making Marks on Books
4. Second-hand Books
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
