Last week I was faced with a very difficult decision, to go see the new Lego Movie or attend a lecture given by Dr David Rundle entitled “The Uses of Books in Late Medieval Culture”? Fortunately for you, I chose the latter and was rewarded handsomely! Within the space of an hour this...
Histories of the Book
The Trials and Tribulations in Producing an Edition
Assessment is an inescapable aspect of all MA courses and usually involves the submission of an essay for your selected modules. Suffice it to say that as an English Literature student at MA level I’m well acquainted with essays. So I wasn’t surprised when I was immediately attracted to...
Victorian Gift Books and Manuscript Culture.
In her research paper “Arthur in the Annuals: Victorian Gift Books and the Aesthetics of Myth” Dr. Garner discussed the Victorian reception of the medieval Arthurian legend and hinted at the analogues between these annuals and medieval manuscript culture. Here I would like to pursue the latter topic in...
Palaeography: An Introduction
If you look up the dictionary to define the word palaeography, you’ll likely meet a standard definition that will succinctly inform you that palaeography is the study of ancient writing. While the definition of palaeography can be simply tied down, the subject matter in this field of study is...