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Re-Using Manuscripts in Late Medieval England
By Hannah Ryley
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Description
This monograph examines the ways in which people sustained older books, exploring the practices and processes by which manuscripts were crafted, mended, protected, marked, gifted and shared. Drawing on the codicological evidence gathered from an extensive survey of extant manuscript collections, in conjunction with historical accounts, recipes and literary texts, it presents detailed case studies exploring parchment production and recycling, the re-use of margins, and second-hand exchanges of books. Its engagement with the evidence in - and inscribed on - surviving books enables a fresh appraisal of late medieval manuscript culture in England, looking at how people went about re-using books, and arguing that over the course of this period, books were made, used and re-used in a myriad of sustainable ways.
Product details
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2022-08-16
Publication Date:
2022-08-16
Publisher:
York Medieval Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1914049063
ISBN13:
9781914049064
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
600 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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