The textual and visual study of English book culture from 14th to 16th centuries

从14世纪到16世纪的英国图书文化已经通过分析文本以及文本元素（例如插图，页面布局）组成一本书进行了调查。具体研究了以下3点：1。对15世纪的几本MS宗教选集的内容和插图的使用进行了比较和分析。已经证明，文本和图像之间存在着一种密切的关系，这反映了编译者自己对特定文本的阅读，并证明了他密切参与编辑过程。对《时令书》的研究已经扩大到包括15世纪和16世纪反复出版的《牧羊女年历》。通过对其英文版本的比较分析，将其编纂过程与当代Horae和15世纪MSS中发现的法语源材料进行了讨论，从而追溯了其从15世纪以来的传播和转变过程。法国北部至公元16世纪。England.3。如上所述，流行书籍为当代文学文本提供了说教式叙事和宗教主题，如浪漫小说、旅行作品和来世的愿景。通过对《高文爵士》和《绿衣骑士》等作品的讨论，已经表明，对这些主题的流行程度的精确了解可以有助于对中世纪晚期英国文学进行更历史性的解释。通过对中世纪晚期英国图书文化与法国北部出版和翻译活动的关系的研究，我们可以看到当时许多“流行”的书籍都是插图。这些形象在其他媒体上的流行也进一步提高了这类书籍的受欢迎程度。这方面的流行可以通过分析当时的实际阅读实践来进一步研究。

The English book culture from 14th to 16th centuries has been investigated through the analysis of textual as well paratextual elements (e.g. illustration, page layout) comprising a book. Particular researches have been conducted on the following 3 points.1.Several MS religious anthologies of the 15th century have been compared and analyzed in terms of its contents and the use of illustrations. It has been shown that an intimate relationship exists between text and image, reflecting the compiler's own reading of a particular text and testifying to his close involvement in the editorial process.2.The study of the Books of Hours has been enlarged to include the Kalender of Shepherdes, published repeatedly in the 15th and 16th centuries. Through the comparative analysis of its English editions, its process of compilation has been discussed in relation to the French source materials as are found in the contemporary Horae and 15th-century MSS, thereby tracing the process of its dissemination and transformation from 15h-c. Northern France to 16th-c. England.3.Popular books as discussed above provide didactic narratives and religious motifs to the contemporary literary texts, such as romance, travel writings, and the visions of the afterlife. Through the discussion of such works as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, it has been shown that the precise knowledge of the popularity of such motifs can contribute to a more historical interpretation of the literature of late medieval England.Through the study of the book culture of late medieval England in relation to publishing and translating activities in Northern France, we can see that a number of the ‘popular' books of the time are illustrated. The popularity of the images in other media also further enhanced the popularity of such books. This aspect of popularity can be studied further through the analysis of the actual reading practice of the time.