Medieval Manuscripts and Textual Criticism (North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures, 173)

This is a collection of essays dealing with the editing, in theory and practice, of medieval manuscripts. It aims to introduce scholars to the study of medieval manuscripts and the issues pertaining to their editing. In addition, this collection serves as a reference for the theory and practice of textual criticism. Cover Title, Copyright, and Dedication Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction The Book of the Middle Ages Medieval Romance Paleography: A Brief Introduction Secular Manuscript Illumination in France The Introduction to the Lai de l'Ombre: Half a Century Later The Problem of Contamination in Prose Texts The Art of Editing Lyric Texts Principles of Textual Emendation (with an Appendix: Lancelot's Two Steps) Transcription Errors Introduction to the Edition of Medieval Vernacular Documents (XIII and XIV Centuries) Conjectural Emendation The Value of Interpretation in Textual Criticism On the Text of the Tristran of Bᅢᄅroul The Nature of an Edition Glossary Back Cover Illustrations