Continuity and Change in the Script of Some Early Modern Irish Autograph Manuscripts
Pádraig A. Breatnach
What is an autograph? How it possible to define it? And how can we distinguish the hand of writer, scientist, or translator - that is, learned person setting down his thoughts from a pupil copyist trained in same style? Autographs have long been especially challenging area research into medieval manuscripts, for finished product intimately linked both author’s thought and hand. Many well-known authors had already accorded scientific representations became known as result these. They were joined by new names, fact which widens scope field autographs invites questions. The XVIIth Colloquium Comité International de Paléographie Latine, was held Ljubljana between 7th 10th September, 2010, dedicated autographs. In addition contributions established paleographers, historians, literary art there also inspiring papers younger researchers. colloquium receptive presentation methods processes manuscripts general. These Proceedings contain 37 documented with 239 illustrations well further graphic elements.
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