Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts
- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Matter of Manuscripts and Methodologies
- Part I How Do We Study the Manuscript?
- 1 Describing and Cataloguing Medieval English Manuscripts: A Checklist
- 2 Reading a Manuscript Description
- 3 Reading and Understanding Scripts
- 4 Working with Images in Manuscripts
- 5 The Sum of the Book: Structural Codicology and Medieval Manuscript Culture
- Part II Why Do We Study the Manuscript?
- Part III Where Do We Study the Manuscript?
- Guide to Further Reading
- Index
- GENERAL INDEX
- Cambridge Companions To …
2 - Reading a Manuscript Description
from Part I - How Do We Study the Manuscript?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 December 2020
- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts
- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Matter of Manuscripts and Methodologies
- Part I How Do We Study the Manuscript?
- 1 Describing and Cataloguing Medieval English Manuscripts: A Checklist
- 2 Reading a Manuscript Description
- 3 Reading and Understanding Scripts
- 4 Working with Images in Manuscripts
- 5 The Sum of the Book: Structural Codicology and Medieval Manuscript Culture
- Part II Why Do We Study the Manuscript?
- Part III Where Do We Study the Manuscript?
- Guide to Further Reading
- Index
- GENERAL INDEX
- Cambridge Companions To …
Summary
Shows how scholars can interpret a manuscript from the way in which it is described in a catalogue, with a particular focus on the booklet as the key unit of manuscript production.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts , pp. 39 - 48Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020