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.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781641894142
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-64189-414-2
- Verlag: ARC HUMANITIES PR
- Erscheinungstermin: 31.07.2021
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2021
- Serie: Medieval Media and Culture
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Seiten: 150
- Format (B x H): 152 x 229 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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