The Wollaton Medieval Manuscripts: texts, owners and readers

沃拉顿厅图书馆的中世纪手稿是罕见的存世品。尽管它们意义重大，但它们并不为人所知，也没有一个被完整地编辑过。自1947年以来，它们一直由诺丁汉大学作为家庭档案（米德尔顿收藏）的一部分进行管理。大部分都是在1911年为历史手稿委员会描述的。它们的借阅身份将它们排除在大英图书馆克尔的中世纪手稿之外，它们脆弱的状况也阻碍了人们对它们的访问和展示。2007年7月，情况发生了变化，文物彩票基金（HLF）奖励购买10份重要手稿，并将其保存，数字化和公开展示。该项目提出了一个研究计划，该计划将通过为高级别基金项目的传播方面增加重要的研究价值，最大限度地利用高级别基金奖所提供的机会。该项目将重点关注11份中世纪手稿。这10张是购买的，而沃拉顿对偶唱片也由大学持有。这些手稿包括对了解1300-1500年期间的文化（当地、国家和欧洲）具有重要意义的主要文学作品。研究将围绕10个主题展开，从中挑选出馆藏的优势，并确定进一步的研究潜力领域。这些主题将由一组杰出的学者进行探讨：中世纪图书馆的发展和历史（牛津大学Ralph Hanna教授、诺丁汉大学Dorothy Johnston博士、诺丁汉大学Thorlac Turville-Petre教授）东中部地区的中世纪英语文学（Turville-Petre教授）沃拉顿对唱和区域艺术（阿利克斯·博维博士，肯特大学）英国礼仪音乐方面（尼古拉斯·贝尔博士，大英图书馆）v。中世纪英语的装订和残片（汉纳教授）手稿作为实物文物及其保存（tbc）vii。俗人与俗人读者的教育，13 -15世纪（罗伯特·卢顿博士，诺丁汉大学）高尔的《忏悔录》手稿（哈佛大学名誉教授Derek Pearsall）在法国背景下的法国浪漫小说和寓言（LM 6）（艾莉森斯通教授，匹兹堡大学）11。圣徒传记和东英格兰的圣济塔崇拜（Caroline Barron教授，伦敦大学皇家霍洛威学院）该项目旨在将学术贡献者聚集在一起，作为一个由来自不同学科和机构的学者组成的网络，对手稿收集有共同的兴趣。一个由学者组成的顾问小组也将指导该研究项目，并为该网络做出贡献。顾问团将主要（但并非全部）来自诺丁汉大学，以鼓励该校的研究人员参与新购买的藏品。两个研讨会（第一个关闭，第二个向公众开放）将在两个场合将网络正式聚集在一起。该网络还将通过高基金资助的手稿网站上的专门研究页面得到支持。特别收藏档案管理员将促进网络的发展，并将探索和支持与网络小组未来的研究伙伴关系。该项目的成果将包括一个主要的手稿学术目录，上面概述的不同研究问题的论文；在大学的湖畔艺术中心（西部画廊）举办静态展览，并为该地区举办巡回展览，以及加强高基金资助计划的研究内容，即手稿网页和学校电子学习计划。

The medieval manuscripts from Wollaton Hall library are a rare survival. Despite their significance they are not well known and none has been edited in full. They have been curated by the University of Nottingham since 1947 as part of a family archive (the Middleton Collection). Most were described in 1911 for the Historical Manuscripts Commission. Their loan status excluded them from Ker's Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, and their fragile condition discouraged access and display. In July 2007 the situation changed, with a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) award for the purchase of 10 key manuscripts and for their preservation, digitisation and public display. This project proposes a programme of research which will maximise the opportunity presented by the HLF award by adding significant research value to the dissemination aspects of the HLF project.The project will focus on 11 medieval manuscripts. The 10 purchased and the Wollaton Antiphonal which is also held by the University. The manuscripts include major literary works of significance for understanding the culture (local, national and European) of the period 1300-1500. The research will focus around 10 themes, selected to bring out the strengths of the collection and identify further areas of research potential. These themes will be explored by a team of distinguished academics:i. Development and history of a medieval library (Prof. Ralph Hanna, University of Oxford, Dr Dorothy Johnston, University of Nottingham, Prof Thorlac Turville-Petre, University of Nottingham) ii. Middle English literature in the East Midlands (Prof. Turville-Petre)iii. The Wollaton Antiphonal and regional art (Dr Alixe Bovey, University of Kent)iv. Aspects of English liturgical music (Dr Nicolas Bell, British Library)v. Medieval English bindings and fragments (Prof. Hanna)vi. The manuscripts as physical artefacts and their preservation (tbc)vii. Education of the laity and lay readership, 13th-15th centuries (Dr Robert Lutton, University of Nottingham)viii. The manuscripts of Gower's Confessio Amantis (Emeritus Prof. Derek Pearsall, Harvard)ix. A collection of French romances and fabliaux (LM 6) in its French context (Prof Alison Stones, University of Pittsburgh) xi. Hagiography and the cult of St Zita in Eastern England (Prof. Caroline Barron, Royal Holloway, University of London)The project aims to draw the academic contributors together as a network of scholars from across disciplines and institutions, with a shared interest in the manuscript collection. An advisory panel of scholars will also steer the research project and contribute to the network. The advisory panel will be largely, but not exclusively, drawn from the University of Nottingham, to encourage its researchers to engage with the newly purchased collection. Two workshops (the first closed and the second open to the public) will bring the network together formally on two occasions. The network will also be supported through a dedicated research page on the HLF-funded manuscripts website. The Keeper of the Special Collections archive will foster the development of the network and will explore and support future research partnerships with the network group. The outcomes of the project will consist of a major scholarly catalogue of the manuscripts, with essays on different research questions as outlined above; a static exhibition at the University's Lake Side Arts Centre (Western Gallery), complemented by a touring exhibition for the region, and enhanced research content of HLF-funded initiatives - i.e. the manuscripts web pages and e-learning initiative for schools.