This is a new research tool of fundamental importance to all students of medieval English literature. The Index of Middle English Verse was originally published in 1943 in a limited edition. Although it has remained a standard research tool, the passage of time has rendered much of its content obsolete. It is now replaced by this New Index, offering a first-line listing of all surviving verse recorded between c.1150 and 1500, together with full bibliographical information for every witness and details of modern editions. This includes much material not previously accessible. In addition, it incorporates a complete index of manuscripts and a comprehensive subject index. The book will be an essential reference work for any future research in this field.

A New Index of Middle English Verse

Literature & Fiction

Boffey, Julia

Edwards, A.S.G.

British & Irish

The British Library

What perceptions did people have of printed material after its introduction into England? How did these perceptions determine their own practices in dealing with books and documents—both as producers and consumers? In Manuscript and Print in London c.1475–1530, Julia Boffey explores the evolving relationship of Londoners with handwritten manuscripts and printed material after William Caxton’s establishment of a printing business at Westminster in 1476. Drawing from a wide range of surviving materials from the period, Boffey approaches textual production from the points of view of readers and writers, investigating the choices they made and shedding light on the different ways that both adapted to the availability of the new technology. Copiously illustrated with images from manuscripts and printed books, this volume will break new ground in the growing area of scholarship on print culture and the history of the book.     

Manuscript and Print in London c.1475-1530

British Library

Recording Medieval Lives: Proceedings of the 2005 Harlaxton Symposium (Harlaxton Medieval Studies)

Davis, Virginia

Shaun Tyas

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