IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 719: Scribal Rules: 'A Scæl Gelæred Smið Swa He Gelicost Mæg Be Bisne Wyrcan Butan He Bet Cunne'
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Rebecca Fisher, School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics, University of Sheffield |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Rebecca Fisher, School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics, University of Sheffield |
| Paper 719-a | Exemplars and Scribal Innovation in the Old English Bede (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Literacy and Orality, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 719-b | Do Medieval Glossators Deviate from the 'Rules' of the Vernacular? (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Literacy and Orality |
| Paper 719-c | The Copying Techniques of the Worcester Cartulary Scribes (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Language and Literature - Old English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | Covering topics as diverse as the Old English Bede, Old High German glosses and Anglo-Saxon charters, this session will explore scribal practice in pre-1100 manuscripts. This session focusses on the comparison of copies to exemplars, exposing the ways in which scribes dealt with their exemplars. We will explore the rules scribes followed (or not) when copying, discussing the question of whether the scribes were aware of a 'standard' to which they should adhere. |