The Role of the Book in Medieval Culture, I

In September 1982 a symposium of 'The Role of the Book in Medieval Culture' was held at Christ Church in Oxford. The present two volumes collect papers and chairmen's introductions.

Preface

THE MAKING OF THE BOOK

M.B. Parkes, Introduction

J. Vezin, Les relations entre Saint-Denis et d'autres scriptoria

J.P. Gumbert, Ruling by rake and board: Notes on some medieval ruling techniques

PREPARATION OF THE TEXT

M.D. Reeve, Stemmatic method: 'qualcosa che non funziona'?

Leonard E. Boyle O.P., Peciae, apopeciae, and a Toronto manuscript of the Sententia Libri ethicorum of Aquinas

Paul Meyvaert, Medieval forgers and modern scholars: Texts of ingenuity

THE BOOK AS EVIDENCE OF LITERACY

Hans Fromm, Volkssprache und Schriftkultur

Armando Petrucci, Alfabetismo ed educazione grafica degli scribi altomedievali (secc. VII-X)

R.H. and M.A. Rouse, Bibliography before print: the medieval De viris illustribus