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1882
Volume 26, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 1761-4961
  • E-ISSN: 2295-970X

Abstract

Abstract

This paper will explore those nine Gospel-books that comprise the so-called ’Landévennec Group’. All dating between c. 850-c. 1000, these Gospel-books have been grouped together and assigned a Landévennec origin based mostly on art historical purposes. This paper will explore this group from a palaeographic and codicological point of view to firstly examine each of the Gospel-book’s script and physical construction, and then to secondly ascertain what – if any – connections exist between the members of this group.

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Keyword(s): codicology; manuscript studies; palaeography
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