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If you follow #Receptiogate you know it circles around research aimed at reuniting manuscript leaves that were dispersed because of "book breaking". This blog post explains what this nasty practice entails and how much the reconstruction of manuscripts depends on community work and proper attributions.
https://medievalbooks.nl/2019/11/01/breaking-bad/
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@LisaFaginDavis talks manuscript reconstruction: https://tinyurl.com/mwesdrv4.
Pic: UBC, RBSC, Z114 M424
#ManuscriptFragment #Medieval @bookhistodons@a.gup.pe
@erik_kwakkel thanks for sharing! Your blog post on « making books for a profit » is a gem too. My semiotics French professors would recommend looking at all the paratext on these books, acknowledging the structure and the editorial / collective nature of the production of books.