The Bristol Merlin : : Revealing the Secrets of a Medieval Fragment / / Leah Tether, Laura Chuhan Campbell, Benjamin Pohl.
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...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leeds : : ARC Humanities Press, , [2021] ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Medieval Media Cultures
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (152 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- SECTION 1. CONTEXT -- Chapter 1. Codicological and Palaeographic Analysis -- Chapter 2. Bindings -- Chapter 3. Provenance -- Chapter 4. Redaction, Language, and Localization -- Conclusion -- SECTION 2. TEXT -- 1. Principles of Edition and Translation -- 2. Edition and Translation -- Plates: Images of Fragments -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781641894159 9783110743227 9783110743357 9783110754001 9783110753776 9783110754124 9783110753899 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781641894159?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Leah Tether, Laura Chuhan Campbell, Benjamin Pohl. |