The Script of Matthew Paris and his Collaborators (c. 1200–1259). A Multi-Methodological Approach

Muñoz García, Manuel

Abstract

The manuscripts attributed to Matthew Paris (c. 1200-1259) contain chronicles, hagiographies, maps, drawings, heraldry and astrology, and some of these are well known, like the Chronica Majora or the Vie de Seint Auban. In this paper, a multi-methodological approach is proposed for the study of scribal idiosyncrasy and the ageing of Paris’s script. This approach has yielded some results in redefining Paris’s hand, producing a chronology of his manuscripts based on changes to the script; and in describing the hands of collaborating scribes present throughout a select corpus. This multi-methodological approach encompasses the palaeographical analysis of the script, in order to produce a new, more complete description, and to trace changes in the hand throughout the manuscripts; the use of Archetype to annotate palaeographical features in all manuscripts in the corpus simultaneously and in context; and quantitative methods to work and interpret large amounts of data.

Citation

Muñoz García, M. (2021). The Script of Matthew Paris and his Collaborators (c. 1200–1259). A Multi-Methodological Approach. In B. A. Shailor, C. W. Dutschke, K. Conrau-Lewis, K. Herdman, C. Koepke, & A. Peña (Eds.), Scribes and the Presentation of Texts (from Antiquity to c. 1550) (515-529). Brepols Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1484/m.bib-eb.5.124989

• Online Publication Date: Jan 20, 2022
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Deposit Date: Jun 3, 2025
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 515-529
• Series Title: Bibliologia
• Book Title: Scribes and the Presentation of Texts (from Antiquity to c. 1550)
• ISBN: 9782503595160
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1484/m.bib-eb.5.124989
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4088140