The Patron and the Implied Readership of The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MS 76 E 5

A.A.M. Besamusca

doi:10.14220/9783737007542.41

The Patron and the Implied Readership of The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MS 76 E 5

A.A.M. Besamusca

ICON - Medieval Studies

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In this essay, The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MS 76E 5, is studied in order to illustrate central research problems related to multi-text codices. It considers the supposed patron of the manuscript, noting that the individual who commissions a codex is not necessarily to be identified with its users. Assuming that the implied readers of a compilation of texts were the decisive factor in shaping its composition, I argue that audience-related features of all the assembled texts should be taken into account. I conclude that the contents of KB, 76 E 5 suggest that this text collection addresses youthful members of the civic elite, both male and female.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript
Subtitle of host publication	Text Collections from a European Perspective
Editors	Karen Pratt, Bart Besamusca, Matthias Meyer
Publisher	V&R unipress
Pages	41-56
ISBN (Electronic)	9783737007542
ISBN (Print)	9783847107545
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14220/9783737007542.41
Publication status	Published - 2017

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The Patron and the Implied Readership of The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MS 76 E 5. / Besamusca, A.A.M.
The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript: Text Collections from a European Perspective. ed. / Karen Pratt; Bart Besamusca; Matthias Meyer. V&R unipress, 2017. p. 41-56.

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