Abstractions of evidence in the study of manuscripts and early printed books
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Ashgate Pub.,
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Publisher Address: | Farnham, England Burlington, VT |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 176 p.: ill., facsims. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780754665014 (alk. paper) 0754665011 |
Index Number: | G254 |
CLC: | G254.3 |
Call Number: | G254.3/D179 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-172) and index. The calculus of calculus : W.W. Greg and the mathematics of Everyman editions -- The notions of text and variant in the prologue to Chaucer's Legend of good women, MS Gg lines 127-38 -- Two studies in early medieval dramatic texts and performances -- Myths of the Wakefield master -- "Ideal copy" vs. "ideal texts" : the application of bibliographical language to facsimiles -- Two studies in bibliographical identification and identity -- The 1476 Boccaccio of Colard Mansion : note on a note by Seymour De Ricci -- What is [a] Caxton? : from book to text -- Leander Van Ess and the panzerization of early books and history -- Conclusion : parody, irony, and the search for books of mass destruction. "In this book, Joseph Dane critiques the use of material evidence in studies of manuscript and printed books by delving into accepted notions about the study of print culture. He questions the institutional and ideological presuppositions that govern medieval studies, descriptive bibliography, and library science."--BOOK JACKET. |