Introduction to working with manuscripts for medievalists / / János M. Bak

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827233203321
• Autore: Bak János M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Piscataway, New Jersey : , : Gorgias Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-4632-3726-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 70 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Gorgias handbooks
• Disciplina: 091
• Soggetti: Codicology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- MANUSCRIPTS -- TEXTUAL CRITICISM -- EDITING -- TRANSLATING -- BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Sommario/riassunto: A short guide for studying, editing and translating medieval texts in manuscript form, outlining the technical steps for preparing a medieval manuscript for print: evaluating and describing the manuscript itself (transmission, provenance, and physical description), textual criticism (reconstruction, emendation, authenticity, dating, and authorship), and steps to preparing an edition or translation.