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...this book's insights into literary culture have the potential to enrich approaches to bibliographic studies beyond the field. * The Review of English Studies *

...this book's insights into literary culture have the potential to enrich approaches to bibliographic studies beyond the field. * The Review of English Studies * Johnston has written a lucid and important volume on the history of the book in England in the later Middle Ages. Johnston focuses on the manuscript culture of Middle English works, specifically who copied, disseminated, and read them. He provides a thorough introduction and an extremely well-written and helpful chapter on the nomenclature used in the study. Recommended. * Choice *

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Michael Johnston earned a BA in English and Religious Studies from John Carroll University in 2000, a M.Litt. in Mediaeval English from the University of St Andrews in 2002, and a PhD from Ohio State University in 2007. He is Associate Professor of English at Purdue University and he researches and teaches about literature and culture in late medieval England, with a specialization in the history of the book and Piers Plowman.

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