Journal article
Missing books in the folk codicology of later medieval England
- Abstract:
- Manuscripts underpin the study of the Middle Ages, but the numbers which survive are thought to be a small proportion of those once produced. These missing books can be studied through the physical descriptions in medieval records, texts which I frame as a form of ‘folk codicology’. A survey of 1511 such descriptions from later medieval England extends our knowledge of the appearance and handling of books. Through their practical taxonomies these descriptions also show how readers sometimes thought about the age, quality and beauty of manuscripts. At other times, however, readers were not interested in the physicality of books, or found that physicality to be a hindrance.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 215.2KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1484/J.TMJ.5.117366
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- Publisher:
- Brepols Publishers
- Journal:
- Mediaeval Journal More from this journal
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 103-132
- Publication date:
- 2019-10-03
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-10-23
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2033-5393
- ISSN:
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2033-5385
- ISBN:
- 978-2-503-57245-1
- Language:
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English
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pubs:930532
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pubs:930532
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930532
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2018-10-24
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- Copyright holder:
- Brepols Publishers n.v.
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Rights statement:
- © 2019, Brepols Publishers n.v.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Brepols at https://doi.org/10.1484/J.TMJ.5.117366
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