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A look at what information the medieval manuscript page can offer a modern reader

What is it about?

Using every element on the page (text, images, doodles, etc) the article considers whether it is possible to discern how a medieval reader may have reacted to hearing/reading the text. It is based on a study of a short story in the Old French blockbuster, the "Vie des Peres ".

Why is it important?

It is important because the text itself is at the confluence of traditions (comic, pious) and therefore difficult to Pigeonhole. Using an unusual technique may teach us a great deal about a medieval reaction to a medieval text.

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