Dated & Datable English Manuscript Borders C. 1395-1499 - Softcover

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Apart from illustrations, borders are the most important - and most frequent - element of decoration in late medieval English manuscripts. Borders alter in style at a quicker chronological pace than the work of scribes, and systematic analysis and comparison allow a researcher more accuracy in dating a manuscript than other means. At the same time, a sense of the hierarchy of borders is advantageous to the scholar who is seeking to understand the medieval response to a given text. Yet up until now borders have received very little detailed study, and Kathleen Scott's exemplary handbook - a pioneer presentation of a century of English manuscripts, illustrated with 50 key images - is to be greatly welcomed.

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