
Scribes and the City Manuscript Culture in the British Isles
Author OL3684315A
Identifies the scribes responsible for the copying of the earliest English manuscripts, including Chaucer, as clerks holding bureaucratic offices who copied literary works as a sideline.
Subjects
English literature, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500CopyistsScribesEnglish literatureHistoryHistory and criticism