Dissertations and Theses by Mark R Geldof
[University of Oxford DPhil thesis], 2017
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In the middle of the twentieth century American book collector and educator Otto F. Ege produced ... more In the middle of the twentieth century American book collector and educator Otto F. Ege produced and sold a series of portfolios containing individual manuscript leaves he had removed from his own collection of medieval books. These sets were sold and scattered across dozens of institutions and collections in North America and Europe. Recently, digital technologies have presented scholars, information professionals and curators with the opportunity to digitally re-assemble these scattered fragments. This paper is a descriptive case study of these efforts and an exploration of the potential present in digital technologies for the management and reconstruction of fragmentary collections. Material relating to the case study was collected through interviews with participants and analysis of materials produced by the projects. An extensive review of existing literature relating to digitization in special collections was conducted to place the project in the context of the information management profession. Research was also conducted into the historical background of the Otto F. Ege portfolios and the collection of manuscript fragments in general.
Book Chapters by Mark R Geldof
International Exchange in the Early Modern Book World, 2016
Wounds and Wound Repair in Medieval Culture, 2015
Papers by Mark R Geldof
Debates over the issue of violence in late medieval and early modern England tend to focus on way... more Debates over the issue of violence in late medieval and early modern England tend to focus on ways that the legal system and institutions attempted to control it, or on the influence of wider political or economic forces that generated violence and criminality. This overlooks, or minimises, the cultural and social meaning of violence, particularly as it was performed by members of the social elite. This thesis re-evaluates the meaning of violence for socially elite performers of violence, their victims, and their audiences through a survey of case studies drawn from the records of the central Court of King's Bench and other sources. Using research drawn from criminology, anthropology, and sociology, meaning is found in the performances of violence and their contexts. This method contrasts with previous attempts at studying violence quantitatively or through the lens of the civilizing process. Violence is a form of communication and the way violence is performed communicates mean...
Despite ample evidence for the appeal of martial prowess in late medieval Europe, few texts of in... more Despite ample evidence for the appeal of martial prowess in late medieval Europe, few texts of instruction in arms survive, particularly from before 1500. 2 Manuscript instructions in arms, frequently referred to by the German term Fechtbücher, are rare attempts at the transmission of a physical and mechanical action into text. 3 There are only three examples of this kind of instruction in Middle English, and because of their obscurity and challenging vocabulary they are rarely discussed as part of Europe's martial and intellectual history. 4 This paper presents an edition of one of those fight-texts, found in the British Library's MS Cotton Titus A xxv.
Despite ample evidence for the appeal of martial prowess in late medieval Europe, few texts of in... more Despite ample evidence for the appeal of martial prowess in late medieval Europe, few texts of instruction in arms survive, particularly from before 1500. 2 Manuscript instructions in arms, frequently referred to by the German term Fechtbücher, are rare attempts at the transmission of a physical and mechanical action into text. 3 There are only three examples of this kind of instruction in Middle English, and because of their obscurity and challenging vocabulary they are rarely discussed as part of Europe's martial and intellectual history. 4 This paper presents an edition of one of those fight-texts, found in the British Library's MS Cotton Titus A xxv.
Cotton MS. Titus A. XXV is a composite codex of several unrelated booklets, one of which has gone... more Cotton MS. Titus A. XXV is a composite codex of several unrelated booklets, one of which has gone largely unnoticed and unexplored. The single gathering of ff. 94-105, preserves a fifteenth-century copy of political prophecy, five short pieces of prophetic and devotional material, and one of the three surviving examples of English instruction in the use of personal arms. This is a curious collection of thematically related material and suggests a reader who was interested in the political turmoil of the 1450s and an interest in both practical and intellectual protection from the uncertainties of his time.
The Antiquaries Journal, 2011
The 1350 foundation statutes for the College of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, contain unique provision... more The 1350 foundation statutes for the College of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, contain unique provisions for a corporate signum or badge. The badge was specifically assigned to the college by its founder, William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich (1289–1355). Over time Bateman's personal arms replaced this signum in identifying the college and its property. The badge is often called Bateman's personal badge, but this is not supported by the statutes of the college or by the evidence of the badge's use in surviving books in the college library. The instructions for the college signum and its specific function in the marking of the college's books represents an interesting development in the indication of corporate, rather than personal, ownership using heraldic insignia. This paper discusses Bateman's instructions for the college signum and the evolution of the Trinity Hall arms.
The 1350 foundation statutes for the College of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, contain unique provision... more The 1350 foundation statutes for the College of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, contain unique provisions for a corporate signum or badge. The badge was specifically assigned to the college by its founder, William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich (1289–1355). Over time Bateman's personal arms replaced this signum in identifying the college and its property. The badge is often called Bateman's personal badge, but this is not supported by the statutes of the college or by the evidence of the badge's use in surviving books in the college library. The instructions for the college signum and its specific function in the marking of the college's books represents an interesting development in the indication of corporate, rather than personal, ownership using heraldic insignia. This paper discusses Bateman's instructions for the college signum and the evolution of the Trinity Hall arms.
Focus on international library and information work, Jan 1, 2006
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