Catalogue of Splendid Manuscripts, Chiefly upon Vellum, in Various Languages of Europe and the East
Catalogue of Splendid Manuscripts, Chiefly upon Vellum, in Various Languages of Europe and the East

Author: Guillaume Libri

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-02-15

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 3382306026

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Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Sixteenth-Century Readers, Fifteenth-Century Books
Sixteenth-Century Readers, Fifteenth-Century Books

Author: Margaret Connolly

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-17

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1108652204

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This innovative study investigates the reception of medieval manuscripts over a long century, 1470–1585, spanning the reigns of Edward IV to Elizabeth I. Members of the Tudor gentry family who owned these manuscripts had properties in Willesden and professional affiliations in London. These men marked the leaves of their books with signs of use, allowing their engagement with the texts contained there to be reconstructed. Through detailed research, Margaret Connolly reveals the various uses of these old books: as a repository for family records; as a place to preserve other texts of a favourite or important nature; as a source of practical information for the household; and as a professional manual for the practising lawyer. Investigation of these family-owned books reveals an unexpectedly strong interest in works of the past, and the continuing intellectual and domestic importance of medieval manuscripts in an age of print.