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The great scholar and palaeographer Sir Frederic Madden (1801-73)
was Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum (as it then was)
when most of the items in this 'Handlist' were acquired. The
manuscripts here represented, from the still expanding Additional
collection, provide examples of almost every kind of Middle English
prose composition. Many of the items in this 'Handlist' are well
known, but some have been previously overlooked and a surprising
number remain unedited.
The essays in this volume celebrate the career of the distinguished
medievalist, Ronald Waldron. Fittingly, they focus on the Middle
English alliterative tradition, but do not exclude material in
other areas. Acting as a linking theme is a concern with the
relationship of texts to their contexts, whether historical,
philosophical, linguistic, or codicological. Topics discussed
include feasting in Middle English alliterative poetry; setting and
context in the works of the Gawain-poet; Henryson's Testament of
Cresseid; Layamon; and Middle English verse in Chronicles.
Contributors: MALCOLM ANDREW, ROSAMUND ALLEN, RALPH HANNA, SUSAN
POWELL, JANE ROBERTS, JEREMY SMITH, DEREK PEARSALL, N.F. BLAKE,
JULIA BOFFEY, A.S.G. EDWARDS, JANET COWEN, ROGER DAHOOD, ELTON D.
HIGGS, GEORGE KANE.
The Index of Middle English Prose is an international collaborative
project which will ultimately locate, identify and record all
extant Middle English prose texts composed between c.1200 and
c.1500, in both manuscript andprinted form in medieval and
post-medieval versions. The first step towards this goal has been
this series of Handlists, each recording the holdings of a major
library or group of libraries. Compiled by scholars, Handlists
include detailed descriptions ofeach prose item with
identifications, categorisations and full bibliographical data.
Every Handlist will also contain a series of indexes including
listings of opening and closing lines, authors, titles, subject
matter and rubrics. For students of the middle ages Handlists
provide essential bibliographical tools and shed light on a wide
range of subjects.
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