From parchment to cyberspace: medieval literature in the digital age - 2

'From Parchment to Cyberspace' argues the case for studying high-resolution digital images of original manuscripts to analyse medieval literature.

By presenting a rigorous philosophical argument for the authenticity of such images (a point disputed by digital skeptics), the book illustrates how digitisation offers scholars innovative methods for comparing manuscripts of vernacular literature - such as 'The Romance of the Rose' or texts by Christine de Pizan - that reveal aspects of medieval culture crucial to understanding the period.