Makers and Users of Medieval Books: Essays in Honour of A.S.G. Edwards - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843843757 ISBN 13: 9781843843757

Publisher: D. S. Brewer, 2014

Synopsis

Late medieval manuscripts and early modern print history form the focus of this volume. It includes new work on the compilation of some important medieval manuscript miscellanies and major studies of merchant patronage and of a newly revealed woman patron, alongside explorations of medieval texts and the post-medieval reception history of Langland, Chaucer and Nicholas Love. It thus pays a fitting tribute to the career of Professor A.S.G. Edwards, highlighting his scholarly interests and demonstrating the influence of his achievements. Carol M. Meale is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol; Derek Pearsall is Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and Honorary Research Professor at the University of York. Contributors: Nicolas Barker, J.A. Burrow, A.I. Doyle, Martha W. Driver, Susanna Fein, Jane Griffiths, Lotte Hellinga, Alfred Hiatt, Simon Horobin, Richard Linenthal, Carol M. Meale, Orietta Da Rold, John Scattergood, Kathleen L. Scott, Toshiyuki Takamiya, John J. Thompson.

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About the Author

Carol M. Meale is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol; Derek Pearsall is Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and Honorary Research Professor at the University of York.

Review

(The essays) are generous, rigorous, richly detailed and replete with fascinating discoveries about medieval books. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT It is precisely this sort of research that can offer clinching evidence for arguments about premodern books and the texts contained in them. It is vital that there remains a publishing space for this level of evidence. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW

About this edition

• Publisher: D. S. Brewer
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1843843757
• ISBN 13: 9781843843757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 275
• Editor: Meale Carol, Pearsall Derek