Immaterial Texts in Late Medieval England

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Focusing on the craft practices and cultural conventions of late medieval English manuscript creation, the book reinterprets the role of scribes, revealing their nuanced approaches to text and materials. It highlights how scribes managed imperfections, adhered to conventions, and prioritized the essence of poetry over annotations. This exploration challenges existing views on literary culture and materiality, offering fresh insights for students, researchers, and librarians into the complexities of late medieval scribes' work and their intellectual engagement with texts.