Identifying Scribal Hands: Principles and Problems

• Published in: Speculum Vol. 99; no. 3; p. 688
• Main Author: Horobin, Simon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Medieval Academy of America 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Clerical personnel; Identity; Medieval literature; Paleography; Research methodology; Taxonomy; Writers

The aim of this paper is to review and reconsider the methodology adopted for identifying scribal hands and to make some suggestions for future research. It will begin by responding in detail to the most recent and far-reaching attacks on Linne Mooney's identification of Chaucer's scribe,...