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Overview"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. During the ""long fifteenth century"" (here, 1375-1530), the demand for books in England flourished. The fast-developing book trade produced them in great quantity. Fragments of manuscripts were often repurposed, as flyleaves and other components such as palimpsests; and alongside the creation of new books, medieval manuscripts were also repaired, recycled and re-used. 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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hannah Ryley (Author)Publisher: York Medieval Press Imprint: York Medieval Press Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781914049064ISBN 10: 1914049063 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 16 August 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList 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 IndexReviewsRe-using Manuscripts is an invitation to set aside the familiar restrictions of the reading room and to ask new questions...Fascinating study. -- Mary C. Flannery * TLS * Author InformationHANNAH RYLEY is Lecturer in Early Medieval English at Balliol College, Oxford; she also teaches for the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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