Words in Space: The Reproduction of Texts and the Semiotics of the Page
- Author / Editor
- Erne, Lukas.
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.