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OverviewThe catalogue is the first step towards a systematic description of the manuscripts of the Wycliffite Bible, one of the most influential medieval English works. The Bible is the first complete translation of the Vulgate in English, produced at the end of the 14th century by the followers of the Oxford theologian John Wyclif. In spite of being condemned and banned within twenty five years of its appearance, it became the most widely disseminated medieval English text. The catalogue contains detailed descriptions of all (64 in total) manuscripts of the Wycliffite Bible in Oxford collections (the Bodleian and college libraries). This is a substantial part of the whole corpus: 250 manuscripts of the Bible survive and Oxford has the largest number of copies in any single location. The descriptions are subdivided into sections covering textual contents, decoration, dialect, physical makeup and binding of each manuscript, and are accompanied by bibliographies. The descriptions are preceded by an introduction with a discussion of the manuscript tradition of the Wycliffite Bible and the findings resulting from the study of Oxford copies. The catalogue also contains several appendices illustrating important features of the manuscripts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth Solopova (Faculty of English & English Literature, Oxford University (United Kingdom))Publisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Liverpool University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 17.70cm , Length: 24.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9781781382981ISBN 10: 1781382980 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 22 June 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations List of manuscripts List of illustrations Introduction The form of entries The Catalogue Appendix 1. The contents of the Wycliffite Bible 2. Manuscripts containing the Earlier Version or combining the Earlier and Later Versions 3. The contents of manuscripts 4. The origin and provenance of manuscripts 5. Types of medieval owners 6. Presentation of text 7. Rubrics to Gospels and their Prologues (collation) IndexReviewsThis is in every important respect a model exercise in clear, careful and methodical description of a complex body of material. TLS This is in every important respect a model exercise in clear, careful and methodical description of a complex body of material.TLS Author InformationElizabeth Solopova is Research Fellow, English Faculty and New College and Lecturer in English Literature, Christ Church, Oxford University. Her previous books include Latin Liturgical Psalters in the Bodleian Library: A Select Catalogue (Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2013) and [with S. D. Lee] Key Concepts in Medieval Literature, Palgrave Key Concepts: Literature (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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