The Illuminators of the Hooked-g Scribe(s) and the Production of Middle English Literature, c. 1460--c. 1490.

Author / Editor
James-Maddocks, Holly.

Title
The Illuminators of the Hooked-g Scribe(s) and the Production of Middle English Literature, c. 1460--c. 1490.

Published
Chaucer Review 51.2 (2016): 151-86.

Description
Analyzes the border illustrations and other codicological features of twelve manuscripts of the hooked-g group of manuscripts (including three CT manuscripts), using them to construct a "tentative chronology" of the dates of production and the "relative status" of the scribes involved. Includes nine b&w illustrations, two tables of illustrative features, a table of manuscript shelf-marks, and an appendix of hooked-g manuscripts, distinguished by illustrator.

Chaucer Subjects
Manuscripts and Textual Studies