Journal article
Constructive parchment destruction in medieval manuscripts
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This article argues that in the fifteenth century, many manuscripts were physically recycled, and that this recycling is symptomatic of interest in sustaining books. In the case studies explored here, unwanted or old texts became valued for the physical qualities of the parchment on which they were written. Case studies of recycled manuscripts, including flyleaves, pastedowns, limp covers and palimpsests, are presented to argue that many books were made (and re-made) in sustainable ways. Alth...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, 146.9KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1386/btwo.7.1.9_1
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Intellect Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Book 2.0 Journal website
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 9-19
- Publication date:
- 2017-04-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-01-16
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2042-8030
- ISSN:
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2042-8022
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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825972
- Local pid:
- pubs:825972
- Deposit date:
- 2020-03-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Intellect Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Rights statement:
- © 2017 Intellect Ltd
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Intellect Ltd at http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/btwo.7.1.9_1
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