# Medieval Manuscript Production in the Latin West. Explorations with a Global Database - Portail Universitaire du droit

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## Parution

- **Éditeur** : Brill

## Résumé

Information transmise par L. Kondratuk:Eltjo BuringhMedieval Manuscript Production in the Latin West Explorations with a Global DatabaseLeiden, Brill, 2011, 558 p., EAN:9789004175198, 129 eurosPrésentation éditeurThis study presents detailed information on the book production per century and on the uses of medieval manuscripts in eleven areas of the Latin West. Based on a sample from an extensive library and on additional information the numbers of manuscripts surviving from the period 500 – 1500 have been assessed statistically. Other data have been used to quantify the loss rates of such books in the Latin West. Combining both sets of data allowed the estimation of the medieval production rates of manuscripts. Book production during the Middle Ages can be seen as a century-average indicator of local economic output. With a number of explanatory variables (monasteries, universities) the medieval book production in the Latin West can be adequately explained.Table des matières 1. Introduction2. Methodological Approach2.1. Manuscripts2.2. Database2.3. Validations of the Database2.4. Shelf Marks2.5. Categories of Uses2.6. Loss Rates2.7. Extrapolations and Calibrations2.8. Similarity Quantification 2.9. Inferences2.10. Historical Data in the Latin West2.11. Discussion and Conclusions3. Global Distributions of Manuscripts3.1. Total Manuscript Numbers3.2. Distributions of Manuscripts in the Database3.3. Global Uses3.4. Shifts in Regional Uses of Manuscripts3.5. Discussion and Conclusions4. Losses of Medieval Manuscripts4.1. Loss Rates4.2. Loss Rates in England4.3. Loss Rates in the Rest of the World4.4. Survival of Manuscripts in the Latin West4.5. Discussion and Conclusions on Losses of Manuscript5. Production of Medieval Manuscripts in the Latin West5.1. Calculation of Production Rates5.2. Comparison of Estimates5.3. On Uncertainties in the Production Estimates5.4. Further Discussions and Conclusions6. Historical Support for the Production Estimates in the Latin West6.1. ‘Early-Christian equilibrium' (Sixth to Seventh Century)6.2. ‘Early-Medieval Stability' (Ninth to Tenth Century)6.3. ‘From Uniformity to Differentiation' (Twelfth to Thirteenth Century)6.4. ‘Fragmentation of Uses' (Fourteenth to Fifteenth Century)6.5. Further Discussions and Conclusions7. Medieval Manuscripts as a Yardstick7.1. Other Medieval Output Indicators7.2. Variables related to Manuscript Production7.3. Monastic Output of Manuscripts7.4. Lay Output of Manuscripts7.5. Overall Discussion and ConclusionsAnnexesGlossaryBibliographyIndexURLhttp://www.brill.nl/product_id33648Source: http://www.fabula.org/actualites/article41378.php?sms_ss=email & at_xt=4d22e871c466dbea%2C0


## Métadonnées

- **Catégorie** : Parutions
- **Publié** : 2011-01-23

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