Trends in Statistical Codicology / edited by Marilena Maniaci.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maniaci, Marilena, editor.

Series:

Studies in manuscript cultures ; Volume 19.

Studies in Manuscript Cultures ; Volume 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Codicology.

Codicology--Statistical methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 770 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, 2021.

Summary:

The application of statistical techniques to the study of manuscript books, based on the analysis of large data sets acquired through the archaeological observation of manuscripts, is one of the most original trends in codicological research, aiming not only to reconstruct on a sound basis the methods and processes used in book manufacture and their tendential evolution in space and time, but also to interpret them as the result of a dynamic interplay between various and often incompatible needs (of cultural, technical, social and economic nature) that book artisans had to reconcile in the best possible way. The present collection of essays in English translation was guided by the desire to offer a multifarious well-articulated picture of the application of statistical methodology to the various aspects of manuscript production, namely analysis of materials, characterization of book types, manufacturing techniques, planning and use of layout characterization of scripts and scribal habits. The volume aims to present to a wider readership a series of significant papers which have appeared over the last fifteen years, by means of which the statistical approach continues to demonstrate its vast potential.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Statistical Codicology. Principles, Directions, Perspectives

FORMS AND TYPOLOGIES

The Structure of Atlantic Bibles

The Miniaturisation of Bible Manuscripts in the 13th Century: A Comparative Study

Making a Count of Hagiographic Books. Quantitative Aspects of the Production and Dissemination of Latin Hagiographic Literature (2nd-15th Centuries)

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

Parchment in Byzantine Manuscripts of the 11th and 12th Centuries: Characteristics and Use

Watermarks Galore. Observations on the Number and Homogeneity of Papers Used in Manuscripts and Incunabula

An Experiment in Dating Documents through the Analysis of Watermarks: The Letter 'P' in Incunabula of the Low Countries

MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES

Quiring in Manuscripts of the Late Middle Ages

The Art of Not Quartering Skins:Techniques Employed for the Subdivision of Bifolia in Byzantine Manuscripts

The Arithmetic Properties of Lineation in Humanistic Manuscripts

The 'Non-Unitary' Greek Codex: Typologies and Terminology

The Third Dimension of the Book: Codicological Aspects of Multi- Textuality

LAYOUT AND TEXT FORMATTING

Canons and 'Recipes' for the Layout of the Medieval Book:New Observations and Verifications

Divergences between the East and the West in the Construction and Management of the Written Space: General Principles and Specific Solutions

A Medieval Puzzle. The 'Architecture' of the Page in Manuscripts and Incunabula of the Codex Justinianus

Words within Words : Layout Strategies in Some Glossed Manuscripts of the Iliad

At the End of the Line: Text Continuity and the Division of Words in Byzantine Manuscripts

SCRIPTS AND SCRIBES

The Rhythm of the Scribe:A Serial Analysis of the Density of Writing in the Gospels of Henry the Lion

The Scribe's Gesture and its 'Shadow':An Essay on the 'Modular Ratio' of Scripts

Quantitative Codicology and Scientific Paradigms. A Typology of Latin Formulae in the Colophons of Western Manuscripts

Concerning the (Re)discovery of French Scriptoria:Contribution of the 'Catalogue of Dated Manuscripts'

Index of Written Sources.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.