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Objects of Affection
The Book and the Household in Late Medieval England
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Ideal for scholars and readers interested in medieval studies, manuscript culture, literary theory, and the interplay of material and emotional histories within the arts and culture sphere.
This study investigates the affective agency of the book, through the emotional literacy training that a single codex provided a late-medieval English household. It demonstrates how MS Ashmole 61 affirms both the physical and moral agency of nonhumans, who fashion spiritually generous and socially mindful human household members.
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Objects of Affection recovers the emotional attraction of the medieval book through an engagement with a fifteenth-century literary collection known as Oxford, Bodleian Library Manuscript Ashmole 61.
Exploring how the inhabitants of the book's pages—human and nonhuman, tangible and intangible—collaborate with its readers then and now, this book addresses the manuscript's material appeal in the ways it binds itself to different cultural, historical, and material environments. In doing so, it traces the affective literacy training that the manuscript provided its late-medieval English household, whose diverse inhabitants are incorporated into the ecology of the book itself as it fashions spiritually generous and socially mindful household members.
Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture
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Praised for its innovative blend of codicology and theory, the book challenges traditional manuscript studies, inviting readers to expand their perspectives. Described as a passionate and invigorating study, it offers valuable insights for those interested in medieval households and the cultural significance of their objects, especially manuscripts like Ashmole 61.
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ISBN: 9781526167187
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 January 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Illustration: 5 black & white illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 349g
Pages: 296
About the Author
Myra Seaman is Professor of English at the College of Charleston
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