Edition and Study of Manchester, Chetham's Library, MS Mun.A.3.127

This book focuses on a Late Middle English scientific codex, the unedited manuscript Manchester, Chetham's Library, MS Mun.A.3.127. It pursues the edition of the text, the compilation of a glossary and the description of the codex, representative of the language in the Late Middle English period.

This book offers the semi-diplomatic edition of the Late Middle English manuscript Manchester, Chetham's Library, MS Mun.A.3.127, which is housed at Chetham's Library in Manchester. This codex contains a number of recipes to cure illnesses, a previous list of herbs and plants and an outline. This volume is accompanied by an introduction, a physical description of the witness and a glossary. Because of that, this book is a primary source of research in historical linguistics and in other fields of study such as the history of medicine.

Autorentext

Carolina Pérez Guillén holds a PhD in English Philology and Historical Linguistics and a Degree in English Philology from the University of Murcia. From 2017 to 2024 she worked as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Murcia. Since 2024 she is a full-time lecturer at Rey Juan Carlos University.

Inhalt

List of Abbreviations - List of Figures - List of Tables - List of Plates - Acknowledgments - Resumen - Chapter 1. Introduction - 1.1. Edition of a Late Middle English manuscript - 1.2. Research framework - 1.3. Objectives - 1.4. Methodology - 1.5. Structure of the work - Chapter 2. Provenance, Contents and Physical Description - 2.1. Introduction - 2.2. Authorship and provenance - 2.3. Contents - 2.4. Codicology - 2.5. Palaeography - 2.6. Conclusion - Chapter 3. Edition of Manchester, Chetham's Library, MS Mun.A.3.127 - 3.1. Editorial conventions - 3.2. Edition - Chapter 4. Glossary - 4.1. Compilation - 4.2. Glossary - Chapter 5. Final Conclusions - References - Appendix: Plates