| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages, 8 unpaginated pages of colour plates) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in Celtic history, 0261-9865 ; 41 |
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Studies in Celtic history ; 41.
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| Contents |
Frontcover -- Contents -- List of Plates -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Conventions -- Introduction -- 1. Cartulary Studies -- An overview of the field -- What are cartularies? -- Why were cartularies created? -- What was the function of the cartulary? -- Analysis of cartulary manuscripts and their scribes -- Approaches in manuscript studies -- Conclusion -- 2. Analysing a Multi-Scribe Cartulary -- Introduction to Glasgow Cathedral and its archive -- The binding of the Glasgow RV -- The collation of the Glasgow RV |
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Rethinking the identification of scribes and scribal activity -- Dating scribal activity in multi-scribe cartularies -- Applying relative dating to multi-scribe cartularies -- Summary of the methodology -- Conclusion -- 3. The Creation and Growth of the Glasgow RV -- The creation and growth of the Glasgow RV by series -- Summary of the creation and growth of the Glasgow RV -- The institutional setting of the Glasgow RV -- The function of the Glasgow RV -- Conclusion -- 4. The Creation and Growth of Lindores Caprington -- Lindores Abbey and its archive -- The binding of Lindores Caprington |
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The structure of Lindores Caprington: collation and series -- The scribal activity in Lindores Caprington -- The creation and growth of Lindores Caprington by series -- Summary of the creation and growth of Lindores Caprington -- The institutional setting of Lindores Caprington -- The function of Lindores Caprington -- Conclusion -- 5. Understanding the Patterns of Growth in Multi-Scribe Cartularies -- The initial creation of the cartulary manuscripts -- The growth of the cartulary manuscripts -- 'Repeats' in the cartularies -- Why did the cartularies grow? |
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The institutional setting of the cartularies -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusion -- The new methodology for multi-scribe cartulary manuscripts -- Cartulary scholarship and the 'genre' of cartularies -- Directions for the future -- Reading medieval cartularies -- Appendix: Contents of the two cartularies by 'series' -- Editorial principles -- The contents of the Glasgow RV by series -- The contents of Lindores Caprington by series -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The physical nature of the medieval cartulary examined alongside its textual contents |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-304) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cartularies.
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Manuscripts, Medieval.
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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Paleography, Latin.
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Codicology.
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cartularies.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Cartularies
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Codicology
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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Paleography, Latin
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| Genre/Form |
Archives
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787446663 |
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1787446662 |
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