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?
- Part II Why Do We Study the Manuscript?
- 6 Networks of Writers and Readers
- 7 The Written Word: Literacy across Languages
- 8 The Wycliffite Bible
- 9 Editing Medieval Manuscripts for Modern Audiences
- 10 Where Were Books Made and Kept?
- Part III Where Do We Study the Manuscript?
- Guide to Further Reading
- Index
- GENERAL INDEX
- Cambridge Companions To …
8 - The Wycliffite Bible
from Part II - Why 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?
- Part II Why Do We Study the Manuscript?
- 6 Networks of Writers and Readers
- 7 The Written Word: Literacy across Languages
- 8 The Wycliffite Bible
- 9 Editing Medieval Manuscripts for Modern Audiences
- 10 Where Were Books Made and Kept?
- Part III Where Do We Study the Manuscript?
- Guide to Further Reading
- Index
- GENERAL INDEX
- Cambridge Companions To …
Summary
On the origins, dissemination, and nature of the Wycliffite Bible and its many manuscripts – especially in the first half of the fifteenth century – and how it can be shown to be, in part, supported by the nobility, certainly aimed at erudite readers.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts , pp. 179 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020