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The Middle English book : scribes and readers, 1350-1500 / Michael Johnston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnston, Michael (Michael Robert), 1977- author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in medieval literature and culture.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in medieval literature and culture
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manuscripts, English (Middle).
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Here is a new account of Middle English book production and circulation that analyzes 202 literary manuscripts from late medieval England (1350-1500) to show how the production of documents underscored the wide availability of literary copying.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Frontispiece
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- 1. Nomenclature
- 2. The Elaborate Book
- 3. The Streamlined Book
- 4. The Evolving Book
- 5. The DIY Book
- 6. The Proliferation of Scribes, I: The Manuscript Evidence
- 7. The Proliferation of Scribes, II: The Historical Evidence
- Conclusion
- Coda: From Gutenberg and Caxton to Jeff Bezos
- Appendix: The Manuscripts in My Corpus
- Bibliography
- Manuscript Index
- Index.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 1, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Johnston, Michael The Middle English Book
- ISBN:
- 0-19-196800-5
- 0-19-269980-6
- 0-19-269981-4
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