{"product_id":"the-bristol-merlin-leah-tether-9781802700688","title":"The Bristol Merlin: Revealing the Secrets of a Medieval Fragment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of seven manuscript fragments of the Old French \u003cem\u003eSuite Vulgate du Merlin\u003c\/em\u003e in a set of early printed books in the Bristol Central Library hit global headlines in 2019. This book contains a comprehensive study of these fascinating Arthurian fragments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with an extensive contextual history, the authors reveal details of the fragments' origin, their importation to England, and their subsequent journey to a waste pile in a bookbinder's workshop, where they would be incorporated into the bindings of a four-volume edition of the works of Jean Gerson in the early sixteenth century. A full enquiry into the provenance of these host volumes sets out the possible routes from the bookbinder's workshop to their final home in Bristol Central Library.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing multi-spectral imaging to read the damaged sections of text, the authors also provide a full edition and translation of the narrative contained in the fragments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Tether, Laura Chuhan Campbell, Benjamin Pohl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1802700684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781802700688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ARC Humanities Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Leah Tether","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056545427711,"sku":"9781802700688","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7f3be0f-7f47-436e-89b0-805e58d53c45.jpg?v=1685041902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bristol-merlin-leah-tether-9781802700688","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}