Overview
This volume addresses important questions in late medieval book production and the history of the medieval book through original and substantial studies of one of the most remarkable surviving examples. The Vernon Manuscript, carefully copied and lavishly decorated around 1390-1400 for pious users, is famous as the largest and arguably the most important Middle English anthology. Its sheer size and conservation concerns mean that up to now it has been little studied as a book. The essays in this volume exploit for the first time the mass of new data generated by the Vernon Manuscript Project. Specialists in art history, bibliography, codicology, historical linguistics, and palaeography have been commissioned to interrogate this material from their various disciplinary perspectives. The result is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary volume which sheds new light on an iconic medieval book and on a transitional period of innovation and experimentation in vernacular book production.
Full Product Details
Author: Wendy Scase (University of Birmingham)
Publisher: Brepols N.V.
Imprint: Brepols N.V.
Edition: Multilingual edition
Volume: 6
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.90cm
Weight: 0.748kg
ISBN: 9782503530468
ISBN 10: 250353046
Pages: 371
Publication Date: 30 July 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Language: English, French, Latin
Reviews
Brepols should be congratulated on this handsomely produced volume, which includes forty color plates, sixty black and white figures, and two tables, as well as thorough bibliographies of manuscripts and scholarly sources (both printed and digital) and indexes of manuscripts and names. Its essays are superbly researched, thoughtfully organized, and clearly written. -- Richard K. Emmerson, The Medieval Review, 14.09.03
""Brepols should be congratulated on this handsomely produced volume, which includes forty color plates, sixty black and white figures, and two tables, as well as thorough bibliographies of manuscripts and scholarly sources (both printed and digital) and indexes of manuscripts and names. Its essays are superbly researched, thoughtfully organized, and clearly written."" -- Richard K. Emmerson, The Medieval Review, 14.09.03
"""Brepols should be congratulated on this handsomely produced volume, which includes forty color plates, sixty black and white figures, and two tables, as well as thorough bibliographies of manuscripts and scholarly sources (both printed and digital) and indexes of manuscripts and names. Its essays are superbly researched, thoughtfully organized, and clearly written."" -- Richard K. Emmerson, The Medieval Review, 14.09.03"
Author Information
Prof. Wendy Scase (University of Birmingham) is a specialist in medieval English language and literature with strong manuscripts, archival, and interdisciplinary experience.
