Reading and Shaping Medieval Cartularies: Multi-Scribe Manuscripts and Their Patterns of Growth. a Study of the Earliest Cartularies of Glasgow Cathed Contributor(s): Tucker, Joanna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783274786 ISBN-13: 9781783274789 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Modern - General |
LCCN: 2020288466 |
Series: Studies in Celtic History |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.42 lbs) 332 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Medieval cartularies are one of the most significant sources for a historian of the Middle Ages. Once viewed as simply repositories of charters, cartularies are now regarded as carefully curated collections of texts whose contents and arrangement reflect the immediate concerns and archival environment of the communities that created them. One feature of the cartulary in particular that has not been studied so fully is its materiality: the fact that it is a manuscript. Consequently, it has not been recognised that many cartularies are multi-scribe manuscripts which "grew" for many decades after their initial creation, both physically and textually. |