IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 527: Books Have Their Histories: Medieval Chronicles and Their Scribes, Manuscripts, and Early Editions, I
Tuesday 2 July 2013, 09.00-10.30
| Organisers: | Juliana Dresvina, Department of English, King's College London Ryan Perry, Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies (MEMS), University of Kent Jaclyn Rajsic, New College, University of Oxford M. Teresa Tavormina, Department of English, Michigan State University |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Jaclyn Rajsic, New College, University of Oxford |
| Paper 527-a | Imagining Historiography: Early Production Contexts for the Middle English Prose Brut (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Middle English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 527-b | Manuscripts of the Brut and Cultural Archaeology (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Middle English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | This is the first of four sessions on the theme of 'Books Have Their Histories', organized in memory of the late Professor Lister M. Matheson. Lister Matheson was a major scholar in many fields, but two of his most important scholarly legacies lie in the areas of medieval chronicle studies, the English prose Brut chronicle in particular, and early book studies. His work demonstrates that a full understanding of medieval historical texts demands attention to both the content of the works in question and the material circumstances of producing those works. The papers in these four sessions focus on manuscripts and early printed editions of historical texts, as well as their scribes, printers, owners and patrons, in an aim to honour Lister Matheson and his work. |