Testaments, donations, and the values of books as gifts : a study of records from medieval England before 1450. M�nsteraner Monographien zur englischen Literatur ; Bd. 36

Tadelloses Exemplar. - Contents -- List of Abbreviations 11 -- Tables and Figures 13 -- 1. Introduction 15 -- 2. Theoretical Background of Gifts and Values 31 -- 2.1 What is a Gift? A Short Overview 31 -- 2.1.1 Donations in the Middle Ages 36 -- 2.1.2 Testaments as Gifts 39 -- 2.1.3 Books as Gifts 46 -- 2.2 What are Values? 49 -- 2.2.1 Different Types of Values 53 -- 2.2.2 Values in the Middle Ages 56 -- 2.2.3 The Values of Books 59 -- 2.2.3.1 The Exchange Value of Books 60 -- 2.2.3.2 The Use Value of Books 64 -- 2.2.3.3 Symbolic and Abstract Values 66 -- 2.3 The Language of Values and Gifts 69 -- 2.3.1 Semantic Fields 71 -- 2.3.2 A Preliminary System of the Indicators for Book Values 73 -- 3. Donations and Testaments - The Records of Book Gifts 77 -- 3.1 Testaments 80 -- 3.1.1 ". 7 his bee ealle" - Book Bequests in Anglo Saxon Wills 81 -- 3.1.2 Testaments After the Conquest 88 -- 3.1.2.1 "omnibus libris meis": 1250-1349 91 -- 3.1.2.2 "j. portiforium magnum" - Testaments 1350-1399.100 -- 3.1.2.3 "a red missal worth 10 li." - Testaments 1400-1449 .105 -- 3.1.2.4 Differences between Testaments and Inventories .110 -- 3.2 Donations 121 -- 3.2.1 Anglo-Saxon Donations and Book Lists 122 -- 3.2.2 Post Conquest Book Donations 134 -- 3.3 Differences between Testaments and Donations 143 -- 4. Indicators of Value: The Semantic Fields Describing Books in Gift Records 145 -- 4.1 Material Aspects of the Book 146 -- 4.1.1 Size (Appendix A, Section 1) 146 -- 4.1.2 Decorations and Bindings (Appendix A, Section 2) 153 -- 4.1.3 Materials (Appendix A, Section 3) 160 -- 4.2 Immaterial Aspects of the Book 169 -- 4.2.1 Contents (Appendix A, Section 4) 170 -- 4.2.2 Language (Appendix A, Section 5) 177 -- 4.2.3 Age of the Book (Appendix A, Section 6) 179 -- 4.2.4 Associations with Other Individuals (Appendix A, Section 7) 183 -- 4.3 General Terms of Description (Appendix A, Section 9) 186 -- 5. Indicators of Value: Context-Independent and Context- Dependent 189 -- 5.1 Context-Independent Expressions ofValue (Appendix A, Section 8) 189 -- 5.2 Aspects of the Book with Context-Dependent Expression of Value 198 -- 6. Conclusion 207 -- Appendix A: Descriptions of Books in Testaments 217 -- 1. Size 217 -- 2. Decorations and Binding 232 -- 3. Material 243 -- 4. Contents 264 -- 5. Language 281 -- 6. Age 289 -- 7. Associations with Other Individuals 295 -- 8. Evaluations 303 -- 9. General Terms of Description 318 -- Appendix B: Descriptions of Books in Donation Records 323 -- 1. Size 323 -- 2. Material 324 ISBN 9783631633151