The destruction of medieval manuscripts in England : institutional collections /
It is generally accepted that the contingencies of manuscript survival have disproportionately destroyed some sorts of manuscripts and not others, but there is no consensus as to which sorts. Considerable inroads have been made into identifying the scope of destruction at the Dissolution and beyond...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Series: | Oxford studies in medieval literature and culture.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | It is generally accepted that the contingencies of manuscript survival have disproportionately destroyed some sorts of manuscripts and not others, but there is no consensus as to which sorts. Considerable inroads have been made into identifying the scope of destruction at the Dissolution and beyond it, but still, key questions remain. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : color illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198920250 0198920253 0198920245 9780198920236 0198920237 9780198920243 |