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Journal of medieval religious cultures, Jun 1, 2024

Notes and queries, Mar 27, 2024

Manuscript and text cultures, Mar 25, 2024

Springer eBooks, Nov 28, 2023

Although early medieval English manuscripts that explicitly identify their scribe(s) are scarce, ... more Although early medieval English manuscripts that explicitly identify their scribe(s) are scarce, secondary evidence, such as letters mentioning female scribes or writing implements recovered from religious houses, demonstrates that women could and did copy texts. As scribal self-identifications are rare, it is incorrect to assume an anonymous scribe male by default: Professional scribes would produce the same type and quality of work, irrespective of gender. In some manuscripts, contextual clues such as the presence of gendered grammatical forms or features associated with a particular scriptorium can suggest the gender of its scribe(s) – although, in most cases, even this evidence is inconclusive or absent.

Year's work in English studies, May 22, 2024

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages, 2023

Although early medieval English manuscripts that explicitly identify their scribe(s) are scarce, ... more Although early medieval English manuscripts that explicitly identify their scribe(s) are scarce, secondary evidence, such as letters mentioning female scribes or writing implements recovered from religious houses, demonstrates that women could and did copy texts. As scribal self-identifications are rare, it is incorrect to assume an anonymous scribe male by default: Professional scribes would produce the same type and quality of work, irrespective of gender. In some manuscripts, contextual clues such as the presence of gendered grammatical forms or features associated with a particular scriptorium can suggest the gender of its scribe(s) – although, in most cases, even this evidence is inconclusive or absent.

The Year's Work in English Studies, 2022

Notes and Queries, 2018

The extent of Margery Kempe’s illiteracy is less straightforward than her Book suggests. Although... more The extent of Margery Kempe’s illiteracy is less straightforward than her Book suggests. Although consistently depicted as ‘hir not lettryd’ (128/29), her engagement with literary culture in the text (such as hearing books read to her) is ambivalent about her ability to read when historically recontextualized.

The Mediaeval Journal, 2017

This article analyses the manuscript of Margery Kempe’s revelations, London, British Library Addi... more This article analyses the manuscript of Margery Kempe’s revelations, London, British Library Additional MS 61823, for evidence of how her spirituality and the manner in which she expressed it were ...

Journal of medieval religious cultures, Jun 1, 2024

Notes and queries, Mar 27, 2024

Manuscript and text cultures, Mar 25, 2024

Springer eBooks, Nov 28, 2023

Although early medieval English manuscripts that explicitly identify their scribe(s) are scarce, ... more Although early medieval English manuscripts that explicitly identify their scribe(s) are scarce, secondary evidence, such as letters mentioning female scribes or writing implements recovered from religious houses, demonstrates that women could and did copy texts. As scribal self-identifications are rare, it is incorrect to assume an anonymous scribe male by default: Professional scribes would produce the same type and quality of work, irrespective of gender. In some manuscripts, contextual clues such as the presence of gendered grammatical forms or features associated with a particular scriptorium can suggest the gender of its scribe(s) – although, in most cases, even this evidence is inconclusive or absent.

Year's work in English studies, May 22, 2024

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages, 2023

Although early medieval English manuscripts that explicitly identify their scribe(s) are scarce, ... more Although early medieval English manuscripts that explicitly identify their scribe(s) are scarce, secondary evidence, such as letters mentioning female scribes or writing implements recovered from religious houses, demonstrates that women could and did copy texts. As scribal self-identifications are rare, it is incorrect to assume an anonymous scribe male by default: Professional scribes would produce the same type and quality of work, irrespective of gender. In some manuscripts, contextual clues such as the presence of gendered grammatical forms or features associated with a particular scriptorium can suggest the gender of its scribe(s) – although, in most cases, even this evidence is inconclusive or absent.

The Year's Work in English Studies, 2022

Notes and Queries, 2018

The extent of Margery Kempe’s illiteracy is less straightforward than her Book suggests. Although... more The extent of Margery Kempe’s illiteracy is less straightforward than her Book suggests. Although consistently depicted as ‘hir not lettryd’ (128/29), her engagement with literary culture in the text (such as hearing books read to her) is ambivalent about her ability to read when historically recontextualized.

The Mediaeval Journal, 2017

This article analyses the manuscript of Margery Kempe’s revelations, London, British Library Addi... more This article analyses the manuscript of Margery Kempe’s revelations, London, British Library Additional MS 61823, for evidence of how her spirituality and the manner in which she expressed it were ...