Passionate Copying in Late Medieval Bohemia : The Case of Crux de Telcz (1434-1504) /

This book presents a detailed case study of Crux de Telcz (1434-1504), illustrating the complexity of the manuscript culture of the second half of the 15th century. The scholar reconstructs Crux's biography using more than 150 colophons and notes, and analyzes his role as an author, translator,...

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Main Author: Doležalová, Lucie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Prague, Czech Republic] : Karolinum Press, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Prague Medieval Studies.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • I. Scribe as Author-Precautions
  • II. Biography
  • A) The Name
  • B) Times
  • C) Life
  • D) The People around Crux
  • III. Author
  • A) Letter to a Supporter
  • B) Letter to an Adversary
  • IV. Translator
  • V. Compiler
  • VI. Glossator
  • A) Adding Variants and Complementary Material
  • B) Controlling the Reception
  • VII. Scribe
  • A) A Careless Copy: The De tribus punctis
  • B) A Mess-the Meaning of the Hebrew Letters
  • VIII. Teacher
  • A) School Headmaster's Speeches
  • B) The Pythagorean Letter Y
  • C) Riddles
  • D) Proverbs
  • IX. Preacher
  • A) New Year's Gifts
  • B) Memory
  • X. The Franciscan Johannes Sintram (d. 1450) as a Scribe-A Comparison
  • XI. Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • I. Text Editions
  • 1. Letter to Johannes Nosidlo of Litoměřice
  • 2. Letter to Tobias of Tábor from 1477
  • 3. Speeches of the School Rector
  • 4. Verses on the Pythagorean letter Y
  • 5. Eleven Conditions for Good Memory
  • 6. Crux's Proverb Collection (an Excerpt)
  • 7. Variations of the New Year Sermon (Lucie Doležalová and Michal Dragoun)
  • II. Crux's Manuscripts (Michal Dragoun)
  • III. Johannes Sintram's Manuscripts and Colophons (Kimberly Rivers)
  • IV. Crux's Colophons (Lucie Doležalová and Michal Dragoun)
  • Map
  • Bibliography
  • Manuscript Index
  • General Index