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From Praying to Preserving. HS 194 as a Case Study of the Shifting Function of a Manuscript
Naomi Buijs
Abstract
This research focuses on the traces of use of HS 194, found in the Special Collections of the Nijmegen University Library. The uniqueness of the object is central, no attempt has been made to produce an error-free copy but all efforts go to embracing the details that make this manuscript special. Used from the 15th to the 20th century, it is an object that lends itself perfectly to a description involving “archaeological” layers within a manuscript. These metaphorical layers carry information and to understand them properly it is necessary to analyse them in their own historical context.
The research will focus on the manuscript’s journey through the generations and how it eventually found its way from central England to Nijmegen. This research will contribute to a better understanding of the shifting function of manuscripts over the centuries.
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archeology of manuscript, medieval history, provenance, manuscript studies, prayer bookDetails
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