York Manuscript and Early Print Studies: Re-Using Manuscripts in Late ...

Re-using Manuscripts in Late Medieval EnglandRepairing, Recycling, Sharing\nAuthor(s): Hannah Ryley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: York Medieval Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: York Medieval Press\nISBN-13: 9781914049064, 978-1914049064\nSynopsis\nA 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.\n\nDuring the \""long fifteenth century\"" (here, [tel], 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. \n\nThis monograph examines the ways in which people sustained older books, exploring the practices and processes by which manuscripts wer.