The Wollaton Medieval Manuscripts: texts, owners and readers

沃尔拉顿霍尔图书馆的中世纪手稿是罕见的幸存者。尽管它们意义重大，但人们并不为人所知，没有一本书被完整编辑过。自1947年以来，它们一直由诺丁汉大学作为家族档案(米德尔顿收藏)的一部分进行收藏。其中大部分是在1911年为历史手稿委员会描述的。他们的借阅身份将他们排除在大英图书馆中Ker的中世纪手稿之外，他们脆弱的条件阻碍了访问和展示。2007年7月，情况发生了变化，传统彩票基金(HLF)授予了购买10份关键手稿及其保存、数字化和公开展示的奖励。这个项目提出了一个研究方案，通过为HLF项目的传播方面增加重要的研究价值，最大限度地利用HLF奖带来的机会。该项目将集中在11个中世纪手稿上。购买的10个和也由大学持有的Wollaton Anphonal。这些手稿包括对理解1300-1500年期间的文化(地方、国家和欧洲)具有重要意义的主要文学作品。这项研究将围绕10个主题进行，选择这些主题是为了展示收藏的优势，并确定进一步的研究潜力领域。这些主题将由一组著名学者探讨：i.中世纪图书馆的发展与历史(牛津大学拉尔夫·汉纳教授、诺丁汉大学多萝西·约翰斯顿博士、诺丁汉大学Thorlac Turville-Petre教授)东米德兰兹郡的中世纪英语文学(特维尔-皮特教授)3。沃尔拉顿对音和地区艺术(肯特大学Alixe Bovey博士)4。英国礼仪音乐方面(尼古拉斯·贝尔博士，大英图书馆)诉中世纪英语装订和碎片(汉纳教授)6.手稿作为实物文物及其保存(Tbc)《通俗教育》，13-15世纪(诺丁汉大学罗伯特·卢顿博士)，。高尔的Confessio Amantis(哈佛大学荣誉退休教授德里克·皮尔索尔教授)的手稿。法国传奇和寓言集(LM6)，以法国为背景(艾莉森·斯通教授，匹兹堡大学)圣徒传记和英格兰东部的圣齐塔崇拜(伦敦大学皇家霍洛威大学Caroline Barron教授)该项目旨在将学术贡献者聚集在一起，形成一个由来自不同学科和机构的学者组成的网络，对手稿收藏有共同的兴趣。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。顾问小组将主要但不完全来自诺丁汉大学，以鼓励该大学的研究人员参与新购买的藏品。两个讲习班(第一个关闭，第二个对公众开放)将在两个场合将网络正式聚集在一起。该网络还将通过HLF资助的手稿网站上的专门研究网页得到支持。特别收藏档案保管人将促进该网络的发展，并将探索和支持今后与该网络小组的研究伙伴关系。该项目的成果将包括一份主要的学术手稿目录，以及上文概述的关于不同研究问题的论文；在该大学的湖畔艺术中心(西部画廊)举办一次静态展览，并辅之以该地区的巡回展；以及加强由人权事务高级专员办事处资助的举措--即手稿网页和学校电子学习举措--的研究内容。

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.