Words in Space: The Reproduction of Texts and the Semiotics of the Page

Author / Editor
Erne, Lukas.

Title
Words in Space: The Reproduction of Texts and the Semiotics of the Page

Published
Swiss Papers in Language and Literature 17 (2005): 99-118

Description
Exemplifies how various aspects of the "bibliographical space" (e.g., format, typography, layout, paper, binding) of manuscripts and early editions challenge modern editors to represent the semiotic value of such space. Examples include the Ellesmere manuscript of MLT with its accompanying glosses.

Chaucer Subjects
Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations.
Manuscripts and Textual Studies
Man of Law and His Tale.