Joseph A Dane

Abstractions of Evidence in the Study of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. This volume is an important contribution to debates about the nature of bibliography and the critical institutions that have shaped its current practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781138251496
• ISBN-10: 1138251496
• Artikelnr.: 47709688

Autorenporträt

Joseph A. Dane is a professor of English at University of Southern California and author of The Myth of Print Culture: Essays on Evidence, Textuality, and Bibliographical Method (2003).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Part I Inference and Evidence in Medieval Books: 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. Part II What is a Book?: 'Ideal copy' vs 'ideal texts': the application of bibliographical description to facsimiles
Two studies in bibliographical identification and identity
Formal perfection and historical perfection in 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
Principal works cited
Index.