09-05-2020, 02:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-05-2020, 02:35 AM by MichelleL11.
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Although l am now doing precisely what the author warns several times that his data is NOT to be used for - l can’t help but note that Lisa’s conclusion of five scribes suggests a school (or other institutional) setting for the production of the VM.
Counting Scribes: Quantifying the Secularization of Medieval Book Production
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The relative lack of explicit religious imagery argues for a secular setting but l am ignorant of what kinds of schools might exist at the time that weren’t directly connected to the church. Maybe there were none - but l would be interested in hearing from those better versed on the topic.
I know none of this thought is original, but it was quite interesting to read Lisa’s paper (well done!) followed by this one.
Counting Scribes: Quantifying the Secularization of Medieval Book Production
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The relative lack of explicit religious imagery argues for a secular setting but l am ignorant of what kinds of schools might exist at the time that weren’t directly connected to the church. Maybe there were none - but l would be interested in hearing from those better versed on the topic.
I know none of this thought is original, but it was quite interesting to read Lisa’s paper (well done!) followed by this one.