Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter iii
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Abbreviations xv
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. 1. Introduction: The Performance of Reading 1
7. 2. “Silence Visible”: Carthusian Devotional Reading and Meditative Practice 27
8. 3. The Shapes of Eremitic Reading in the Desert of Religion 79
9. 4. Lyric Imaginings and Painted Prayers 121
10. 5. Liturgical Pageantry in Private Spaces 167
11. 6. Envisioning Dialogue in Performance 211
12. 7. Dramatizing the Cell: Theatrical Performances in 269
13. 8. Conclusion: Reading Performances 301
14. Appendix: Contents of British Library MS Additional 37049 307
15. Notes 327
16. Bibliography 395
17. Index of Manuscript Shelfmarks 449
18. Subject Index 453