Re-using Manuscripts in Late Medieval England

Repairing, Recycling, Sharing

Hannah Ryley (Author)

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English

York Medieval Press
09 April 2024

Palaeography (history of writing); Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; General & world history

Series: York Manuscript and Early Print Studies

"A fresh appraisal of late medieval manuscript culture in England, examining the ways in which people sustained older books, exploring the practices and processes by which manuscripts were crafted, mended, protected, marked, gifted and shared. 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."

By: Hannah Ryley (Author)
Imprint: York Medieval Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm,
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781914049224
ISBN 10: 1914049225
Series: York Manuscript and Early Print Studies
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 09 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

HANNAH RYLEY is Lecturer in Early Medieval English at Balliol College, Oxford; she also teaches for the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford.

Reviews for Re-using Manuscripts in Late Medieval England: Repairing, Recycling, Sharing

Re-using Manuscripts is an invitation to set aside the familiar restrictions of the reading room and to ask new questions...Fascinating study. -- Mary C. Flannery * TLS *