Koen G > 22-04-2021, 07:55 PM
Mark Knowles > 22-04-2021, 08:21 PM
(22-04-2021, 07:55 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Do we need to look more towards Eastern Europe as a possible context of creation for the VM, or are we best off with the current focus?I think it is important to be open to alternative scenarios. Personally, given my thinking England, Scotland, Ireland, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia are pretty unlikely. And Africa, Central & East Asia, the Americas, Australasia to name some areas which I really think have to be excluded until some piece of evidence pops up to include them.
-JKP- > 22-04-2021, 09:23 PM
(22-04-2021, 07:55 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.In my experience, there is a difference in availability when it comes to digitized manuscripts, and indeed online resources in general. There are too many German, English, French and Italian manuscripts to view in a lifetime. But outside of the central/western European region, things get a bit more hazy. I could easily name a dozen Italian or French manuscript traditions, among which those that appear the most relevant for the VM. Off the top of my head, I can recall some Czech manuscripts I've seen, and even mailed some Czech libraries to request images, but that's about it.
Now on the other hand, the first shows up on history's radar in Prague. So I wonder..
Did I simply not study eastern European regions enough?
Are the most "comparable" manuscripts, like herbals, simply mostly from countries like Italy?
Are there simply fewer manuscripts that were produced east of Germany?
Is it a matter of accessibility? (digitization, literature not in English...)
Do we need to look more towards Eastern Europe as a possible context of creation for the VM, or are we best off with the current focus?
RobGea > 22-04-2021, 10:05 PM
(22-04-2021, 07:55 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Do we need to look more towards Eastern Europe as a possible context of creation for the VM
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