Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. Contents xiii
4. Figures xvii
5. Tables xix
6. Chapter I. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 2. The Nomenclature of Word Separation 18
8. Chapter 3. Complements to Word Separation by Space 52
9. Chapter 4. Insular Culture and Word Separation in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries 83
10. Chapter 5. Exceptions to Continental Aerated Text Formats in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries 100
11. Chapter 6. The Origins of Continental Word Separation, 950-1300 120
12. Chapter 7. Word Separation and the Transcription of Numbers and Music 131
13. Chapter 8. The Early Protoscholastics 143
14. Chapter 9. The Proliferation ofWord Separation in the Eleventh Century 165
15. Chapter 10. The Spread of Word Separation from England to the Low Countries and Lorraine 183
16. Chapter 11. The Spread of Word Separation from England to Northern France 202
17. Chapter 12. Cluniac Monasticism: Eastern and Southern France 215
18. Chapter 13. Italy 235
19. Chapter 14. Reading and Writing in Northern Europe in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 243
20. Chapter 15. Reading and Writing in Northern Europe in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 256
21. Appendix: Characteristics Relating to Word Separation in Manuscripts Surveyed 279
22. Notes 293
23. Glossary 433
24. References 437
25. Index of Manuscripts Cited 449