The Bristol Merlin : Revealing the Secrets of a Medieval Fragment
Overview
The discovery of seven manuscript fragments of the Old French Suite Vulgate du Merlin in a set of early printed books in the Bristol Central Library hit global headlines in 2019. This book contains a comprehensive study of these fascinating Arthurian fragments.
Beginning with an extensive contextual history, the authors reveal details of the fragments' origin, their importation to England, and their subsequent journey to a waste pile in a bookbinder's workshop, where they would be incorporated into the bindings of a four-volume edition of the works of Jean Gerson in the early sixteenth century. A full enquiry into the provenance of these host volumes sets out the possible routes from the bookbinder's workshop to their final home in Bristol Central Library.
Using multi-spectral imaging to read the damaged sections of text, the authors also provide a full edition and translation of the narrative contained in the fragments.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781802700688
- ISBN-10: 1802700684
- Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
- Publish Date: April 2022
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 152
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