Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and accessible orientation to the field of medieval manuscript studies.
Trade Review"A volume of broad, interdisciplinary appeal.... This volume would be an excellent classroom resource.... This beautifully illustrated, skillfully organized resource is an ideal survey of the field, valuable for presenting information critical to new students and veteran scholars, for teaching the history and scope of the medieval manuscript. A very worthwhile addition to collections in medieval studies, art history, English literature, or archival studies."
"Impressive in both its comprehensive range and depth of detail and even more remarkable for the clarity of its writing and illustration, this long-needed volume will serve as an admirable introduction for students from the many disciplines that study medieval manuscripts. It is also likely to become a treasured reference tool for experienced scholars." -- Richard K. Emmerson, Florida State University
"Introduction to Manuscript Studies is for beginners and seasoned scholars alike, offering details—such as that the best quills are plucked in the springtime from the left wings of live geese—that will delight everyone. Bringing together codicology, paleography, material culture, and a bit of art history as well, this gorgeous, comprehensive, and charming book should be on the syllabus of every course in medieval studies." -- Barbara H. Rosenwein, Loyola University Chicago
Table of ContentsPart I: Making the Medieval Manuscript
Chapter 1. Writing Supports
Chapter 2. Text and Decoration
Chapter 3. Correction, Glossing, and Annotation
Chapter 4. Assembling, Binding, and Storing the Completed ManuscriptPart II. Reading the Medieval Manuscript
Chapter 5. Working with Medieval Manuscripts
Chapter 6. Punctuation and Abbreviation
Chapter 7. Encounters with Damaged Manuscripts
Chapter 8, Assessing Manuscript Origin and Provenance
Chapter 9. Manuscript Description
Chapter 10. Selected ScriptsPart III: Some Manuscript Genres
Chapter 11, The Bible and Related Texts
Chapter 12. Liturgical Books and Their Calendars
Chapter 13. Books of Hours
Chapter 14. Charters and Cartularies
Chapter 15. Maps
Chapter 16. Rolls and ScrollsAppendix: Tools for the Study of Medieval Latin
by Anders WinrothGlossary
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