Personal Manuscripts: Copying, Drafting, Taking Notes

by Jürgen Paul and David Durand-Guédy

Some manuscripts have been produced for the personal use of their scribe only; whereas a number of them are valued as autographs, most have been ephemeral and were discarded. Personal manuscripts were not written for a patron, commissioner, or client. They are personal copies, anthologies, florilegia, personal notes, excerpts, drafts and notebooks, as well as family books, accountancy notebooks and many others; these forms often being mixed with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111034089
• ISBN13: 9783111034089
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 553 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"