Medieval Manuscript Production in the Latin West: Explorations with a Global DatabaseDrawing on statistical techniques and samples this book offers an estimate of medieval production rates of manuscripts in the Latin West. Such information is a helpful production indicator for a period of which we have so little other quantitative data. |
Contents
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER TWO METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH | 15 |
CHAPTER THREE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS | 95 |
CHAPTER FOUR LOSSES OF MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS | 179 |
CHAPTER FIVE PRODUCTION OF MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTSIN THE LATIN WEST | 253 |
CHAPTER SIX HISTORICAL SUPPORT FOR THEPRODUCTION ESTIMATES IN THE LATIN WEST | 315 |
CHAPTER SEVEN MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS AS A YARDSTICK | 397 |
ANNEXES | 460 |
GLOSSARY1 | 527 |
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