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Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: the physical fabric of the fables (2023)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2023). Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: the physical fabric of the fables. In G. Small (Ed.), Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: (Burgundy-Luxembourg-France, 1458 - c. 1550). Brepols Publishers

The present chapter offers an analytical account of the material fabric of Glasgow University Library, Hunter 252 (U.4.2), the only extant manuscript copy of Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. We shall examine in turn the parchment and preparation of the... Read More about Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: the physical fabric of the fables.

The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study (2023)
Book
Gameson, R., Beeby, A., Fiorillo, F., Nicholson, C., Ricciardi, P., & Reynolds, S. (2023). R. Gameson (Ed.), The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study. London: Archetype

This comprehensive and richly illustrated volume is the first-ever history of British medieval illuminators’ pigments. It rests on first-hand investigation, with optimal scientific techniques, of a wide selection of manuscripts, ranging in date from... Read More about The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study.

The Cent Nouvelles nouvelles (Burgundy-Luxembourg-France, 1458 - c. 1550): Text and Paratext, Codex and Context (2023)
Book
Small, G., Gameson, R., Wijsman, H., Beth Winn, M., Perez-Simon, M., Velissariou, A., …de Blieck, E. (2023). The Cent Nouvelles nouvelles (Burgundy-Luxembourg-France, 1458 - c. 1550): Text and Paratext, Codex and Context. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1484/m.tcc-eb.5.118224

A collaborative investigation of one of the best-known works of late medieval European literature, the Franco-Burgundian collection of short stories known as the Cent Nouvelles nouvelles. Modelled loosely on Boccaccio’s Decameron and incorporating el... Read More about The Cent Nouvelles nouvelles (Burgundy-Luxembourg-France, 1458 - c. 1550): Text and Paratext, Codex and Context.

Gospels of Augustine (2021)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2021). Gospels of Augustine. In S. Panayotova (Ed.), The Art & Science of Illuminated Manuscripts: A Handbook. Brepols/Harvey Miller

Pope's Chaucer (2021)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2022). Pope's Chaucer. In C. Saunders, R. Lawrie, & L. Atkinson (Eds.), Middle English Manuscripts and their Legacies (237-254). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004472167_012

Oxford, Trinity College, MS 49, produced in the second half of the fifteenth century, probably before 1483, is one of the most divergent and least studied copies of The Canterbury Tales (plate 10.1).1 Even for a work that was left unfinished, without... Read More about Pope's Chaucer.

Writing at Wearmouth-Jarrow (2021)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2021). Writing at Wearmouth-Jarrow. In C. Breay, & J. Story (Eds.), Manuscripts in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Cultures and connections. Four Courts Press

The Vita Bedae and the Craft of Hagiography (2020)
Journal Article
Gameson, R., & Gameson, F. (2020). The Vita Bedae and the Craft of Hagiography. History, 105(367), 567-587. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-229x.13025

Bede was (and is) justly renowned for his scholarship and admired for his piety; an early cult, such as it was, proved abortive and he was never canonised. Nevertheless, he was subsequently the subject of a Vita which, in sharp contrast to his own au... Read More about The Vita Bedae and the Craft of Hagiography.

The Admiral, the Virgin, and the Spectrometer: Observations on the Coëtivy Hours (Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, W082) (2020)
Journal Article
Gameson, R., Nicholson, C., & Beeby, A. (2020). The Admiral, the Virgin, and the Spectrometer: Observations on the Coëtivy Hours (Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, W082). Gesta, 59(2), 203-231. https://doi.org/10.1086/710024

This article examines the nature and implications of the extensive Marian texts and imagery in the mid-fifteenth-century Parisian Coëtivy Hours (Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, MS W082), and reports the findings from scientific investigation of the i... Read More about The Admiral, the Virgin, and the Spectrometer: Observations on the Coëtivy Hours (Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, W082).

‘Becket in Horae: the commemoration of the saint in private prayer books of the later middle ages’ (2020)
Journal Article
Gameson, R. (2020). ‘Becket in Horae: the commemoration of the saint in private prayer books of the later middle ages’. Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 173(1), 143-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/00681288.2020.1778960

This article examines the ways in which Thomas Becket was commemorated in books of hours (horae) of different Uses, and explores the nature and implications of the texts and images associated with such commemorations.

The Palaeography of the Inscriptions (2019)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2019). The Palaeography of the Inscriptions. In C. Fern, T. Dickinson, & L. Webster (Eds.), The Staffordshire hoard : an Anglo-Saxon treasure. Society of Antiquaries

The Colophons of Codex Amiatinus (2019)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2019). The Colophons of Codex Amiatinus. In U. Lenker, & L. Cornexl (Eds.), Anglo-Saxon micro-texts (89-116). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110630961-005

A few of the many rubrics in Codex Amiatinus include colophonic phrases. This article investigates their nature (generally formulaic and conventional) and the various factors that may lie behind their inclusion, highlighting the possible contribution... Read More about The Colophons of Codex Amiatinus.

The Colour of the Law (2018)
Journal Article
Gameson, R., & Marucci, G. (2018). The Colour of the Law. Codices manuscripti, 112/113, 13-45

Aldred's Red Gloss (2017)
Book Chapter
Beeby, A., Gameson, R., Nicholson, C., & Parker, A. (2017). Aldred's Red Gloss. In The Lindisfarne Gospels. New Perspectives (200-205). Brill Academic Publishers

New light on old illuminations (2017)
Journal Article
Beeby, A., Gameson, R., & Nicholson, C. (2018). New light on old illuminations. Archives and Records, 39(2), 244-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/23257962.2017.1325729

This article describes a unique suite of mobile equipment designed for non-invasive, non-destructive identification of the inks and pigments in medieval manuscripts. It explains the circumstances which led to the development of the equipment, outline... Read More about New light on old illuminations.

Illuminators' Pigments in Lancastrian England (2016)
Journal Article
Beeby, A., Gameson, R., & Nicholson, C. (2016). Illuminators' Pigments in Lancastrian England. Manuscripta, 60(2), 143-164. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.mss.5.111916

The pigments used in four high-status, datable, late medieval English manuscripts are identified by scientific methods. The palette and painting techniques of the illuminators responsible are studied individually then comparatively.

History of the Manuscript to the Reformation (2015)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2015). History of the Manuscript to the Reformation. In C. Breay, & B. Meehan (Eds.), The St Cuthbert Gospel: studies on the Insular Manuscripts of the Gospel of John (129-136). British Library

Materials, Text, Layout and Script (2015)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2015). Materials, Text, Layout and Script. In C. Breay, & B. Meehan (Eds.), The St Cuthbert Gospel: studies on the Insular Manuscripts of the Gospel of John (13-39, 171-183). British Library

The Cathedral's Earliest Books (2015)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2015). The Cathedral's Earliest Books. In D. Brown (Ed.), Durham Cathedral: history, fabric and culture (398-421, 548-551). Yale

The Image of the Medieval Library (2015)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2015). The Image of the Medieval Library. In A. Crawford (Ed.), The Meaning of the Library: a cultural history (31-71). Princeton University Press

The Manuscript Context: the Thorney Gospels (2015)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2015). The Manuscript Context: the Thorney Gospels. In L. Rollason (Ed.), The Thorney Liber Vitae (London, British Library, Additional MS 40,000, fols 1-12r) Edition, Facsimile and Study (20-52). Boydell & Brewer

Pigments of the Earliest Northumbrian Manuscripts (2015)
Journal Article
Gameson, R., Beeby, A., Duckworth, A., & Nicholson, C. (2015). Pigments of the Earliest Northumbrian Manuscripts. Scriptorium (Gent), 69, 33-59

This article reports the findings of a campaign of non-destructive pigment analysis on a group of seventh- and eighth-century Northumbrian manuscripts, including the Durham Gospels. Integrating this critical mass of new information with the previousl... Read More about Pigments of the Earliest Northumbrian Manuscripts.

The Earliest English Royal Books (2013)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2013). The Earliest English Royal Books. In K. Doyle, & S. McKendrick (Eds.), A Thousand Years of Royal Books and Manuscripts (3-35). British Library

The Study of Early British Books (2012)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2012). The Study of Early British Books. In R. Gameson (Ed.), The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain volume I: c. 400-1100 (709-722). Cambridge University Press

Book Decoration in England c. 871-c. 1100 (2012)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2012). Book Decoration in England c. 871-c. 1100. In R. Gameson (Ed.), The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain volume I: c. 400-1100 (249-293). Cambridge University Press

Anglo-Saxon Scribes and Scriptoria (2012)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2012). Anglo-Saxon Scribes and Scriptoria. In R. Gameson (Ed.), The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain volume I: c. 400-1100 (94-120). Cambridge University Press

The Archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon Book (2011)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2011). The Archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon Book. In S. Foster, H. Hamerow, & D. Hinton (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology (815-841). Oxford University Press

Codices Aurei (2009)
Journal Article
Gameson, R. (2009). Codices Aurei

The Bayeux Tapestry (2008)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2008). The Bayeux Tapestry. In T. Ayers (Ed.), The History of British Art 600-1600 (46-7). Tate Gallery

The Script of the Original Core (2007)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2007). The Script of the Original Core. In D. Rollason, & L. Rollason (Eds.), The Durham Liber Vitae (58-65). (I). British Library

The history of the book (2007)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2007). The history of the book. In A. Deyermond (Ed.), A Century of British Medieval Studies (701-35). Oxford University Press and the British Academy

The script of the orginal core (2007)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2007). The script of the orginal core. In D. Rollason, & L. Rollason (Eds.), The Durham Liber Vitae (58-65). British Library

L’Angleterre et la Flandre (2006)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2006). L’Angleterre et la Flandre. In L. Castelfranchi Vegas (Ed.), L’Art de l’an mil en Europe, 950-1050 (161-98). Thalia Edition

A Scribe's Confession and the Making of the Anchin Hrabanus (2005)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2005). A Scribe's Confession and the Making of the Anchin Hrabanus. In B. Dekeyser, & J. Van der Stock (Eds.), Manuscripts in Transition: Recycling Manuscripts, Texts and Images (65-79). Peeters Publishers

Les Colophons des manuscrits du Mont Saint-Michel (2002)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2002). Les Colophons des manuscrits du Mont Saint-Michel. In J. Leservoisier (Ed.), Images de la foi: La Bible et les Pères de l'église dans les manuscrits de Clairvaux et du Mont-Saint-Michel (165-206)

The Early Imagery of Thomas Becket (2002)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2002). The Early Imagery of Thomas Becket. In C. Morris, & P. Roberts (Eds.), Pilgrimage: The English Experience (46-89). Cambridge University Press

Introduction (2001)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2001). Introduction. In R. Gameson (Ed.), The Codex aureus : an eighth-century gospel book (9-103). Rosenkilde and Bagger

Why did Eadfrith write the Lindisfarne Gospels? (2001)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2001). Why did Eadfrith write the Lindisfarne Gospels?. In R. Gameson, & H. Leyser (Eds.), Belief and Culture in the Middle Ages (45-58). Oxford University Press

The Hereford Gospels (2000)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (2000). The Hereford Gospels. In G. Aylmer, & J. Tiller (Eds.), Hereford Cathedral: a history (536-43). Hambledon and London Ltd

Bogkulturen i Nordeuropa i 900- og 1000-Tallet (1999)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (1999). Bogkulturen i Nordeuropa i 900- og 1000-Tallet. In E. Petersen (Ed.), Levende Ord & Lysende Billeder: Den Middelalderlige Bogkultur i Danmark (23-51). The Royal Library , Moesgård Museum

Augustine of Canterbury: Context and Achievement (1999)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (1999). Augustine of Canterbury: Context and Achievement. In R. Gameson (Ed.), St Augustine of Canterbury and the Conversion of England (1-40). Sutton Publishing Ltd

The Earliest Books of Christian Kent (1999)
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. (1999). The Earliest Books of Christian Kent. In R. Gameson (Ed.), St Augustine of Canterbury and the Conversion of England (313-73). Sutton Publishing

Anglo-Norman Manuscripts (1995)
Journal Article
Gameson, R. (1995). Anglo-Norman Manuscripts. Old English newsletter, 28(3), B23-B34

Barfreston Church (1994)
Journal Article
Gameson, R. (1994). Barfreston Church. Archaeological Journal, 151, 15-16

Conceiving the Life of Texts
Book Chapter
Gameson, R. Conceiving the Life of Texts. In C. Caruso (Ed.), The Life of Texts. Evidence in Textual Production, Transmission and Reception (1-27). Bloomsbury Academic