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Re-using manuscripts in late medieval England : repairing, recycling, sharing / Hannah Ryley.
Van Pelt Library Z106.5.G7 R95 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryley, Hannah, 1990- author.
- Series:
- York manuscript and early print studies ; v. 4.
- York manuscript and early print studies ; volume 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manuscripts, Medieval--England.
- Manuscripts, Medieval.
- Palimpsests--England.
- Palimpsests.
- Parchment--England.
- Parchment.
- Manuscripts--Conservation and restoration--England--History--To 1500.
- Manuscripts.
- Book industries and trade--England--History--To 1500.
- Book industries and trade.
- Bookbinding--England--History--To 1500.
- Bookbinding.
- Books and reading--England--History--To 1500.
- Books and reading.
- Literature and society--England--History--To 1500.
- Literature and society.
- Manuscripts--Conservation and restoration.
- England.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 221 pages : illustrations, facsimiles (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- Repairing, recycling, sharing
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk : York Medieval Press, in association with The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd ; Rochester, NY : and of Boydell & Brewer Inc., 2022.
- Summary:
- "During the 'long fifteenth century' (here, 1375-1530), the demand for books in England flourished. The fast-developing book trade produced them in great quantity. Fragments of manuscripts were often repurposed, as flyleaves and other components such as palimpsests; and alongside the creation of new books, medieval manuscripts were also repaired, recycled and re-used. This monograph examines the ways in which people sustained older books, exploring the practices and processes by which manuscripts were crafted, mended, protected, marked, gifted and shared. Drawing on the codicological evidence gathered from an extensive survey of extant manuscript collections, in conjunction with historical accounts, recipes and literary texts, it presents detailed case studies exploring parchment production and recycling, the re-use of margins, and second-hand exchanges of books. Its engagement with the evidence in - and inscribed on - surviving books enables a fresh appraisal of late medieval manuscript culture in England, looking at how people went about re-using books, and arguing that over the course of this period, books were made, used and re-used in a myriad of sustainable ways."-- Back cover.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Making Parchment For Books
- 2. Re-using Parchment In Books
- 3. Making Marks On Books
- 4. Second-Hand Books.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-214) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781914049064
- 1914049063
- OCLC:
- 1291171521
- Publisher Number:
- 99991620154
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