UID:
almafu_9960964003102883
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 140 pages) :
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illustrations (black and white, and colour), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-64189-415-6
Series Statement:
Medieval media and culture
Content:
The discovery of seven manuscript fragments of the Old French Suite Vulgate du Merlin in a set of early printed books in the Bristol Central Library hit global headlines in 2019. This book contains a comprehensive study of these fascinating Arthurian fragments. Beginning with an extensive contextual history, the authors reveal details of the fragments' origin, their importation to England, and their subsequent journey to a waste pile in a bookbinder's workshop, where they would be incorporated into the bindings of a four-volume edition of the works of Jean Gerson in the early sixteenth century. A full enquiry into the provenance of these host volumes sets out the possible routes from the bookbinder's workshop to their final home in Bristol Central Library. Using multi-spectral imaging to read the damaged sections of text, the authors also provide a full edition and translation of the narrative contained in the fragments.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2021.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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List of Illustrations --
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Acknowledgements --
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Introduction --
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SECTION 1. CONTEXT --
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Chapter 1. Codicological and Palaeographic Analysis --
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Chapter 2. Bindings --
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Chapter 3. Provenance --
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Chapter 4. Redaction, Language, and Localization --
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Conclusion --
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SECTION 2. TEXT --
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1. Principles of Edition and Translation --
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2. Edition and Translation --
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Plates: Images of Fragments --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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Text in English with Old French text of manuscript and accompanying English translation.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-64189-414-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781641894159
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781641894159/type/BOOK
