Linne R Mooney, Estelle Stubbs

Scribes and the City

London Guildhall Clerks and the Dissemination of Middle English Literature, 1375-1425

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Scribes played a crucial part in the flourishing and availability of literature in English during the time of Chaucer. This book reveals for the first time who they were, where and how they worked, and the crucial role they playedin bringing this literature to a wider public.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 312mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 1066g
• ISBN-13: 9781903153406
• ISBN-10: 1903153409
• Artikelnr.: 36076197

Autorenporträt

Linne R. Mooney, Estelle Stubbs

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Clerks of the London Guildhall Richard Osbarn
Chamber Clerk 1400-1437 John Marchaunt
Chamber Clerk 1380-1399
Common Clerk 1399-1417 Adam Pinkhurst
Scrivener and Clerk of the Guildhall
c. 1378-1410 John Carpenter
Common Clerk 1417-1438 Other Scribes Associated with the Guildhall or its Clerks Conclusions Epilogue