Book and Text in France, 1400–1600

Adrian Armstrong is Professor of French at the University of Manchester, UK. Malcolm Quainton is Professor Emeritus in the Department of European Languages and Cultures, University of Lancaster, UK.

• Contents: Introduction, Adrian Armstrong; Courtly gatherings and poetic games: 'coterie' anthologies in the late Middle Ages in France, Jane H.M. Taylor; Inversions, omissions and the co-textual reorientation of reading: the Ballades of Charles d'Orléans in Vérard's La Chasse et le Depart d'Amours (1509), Jean-Claude Mühlethaler; From stage to page: royal entry performances in honour of Mary Tudor (1514), Cynthia J. Brown; (Re)-sonner les Matines: Martial d'Auvergne's text in books of hours, Mary Beth Winn; Love on the page: materiality and literariness in Jean Bouchet's Amoureux transi and its avatars, Adrian Armstrong; Picturing Marot, Richard Cooper; An eclogue engraved: Maurice Scève and Bernard Salomon's Saulsaye (1547), Tom Conley; Paratextual strategy and sexual politics: Louise Labé's Å’uvres lyonnaises, François Rigolot; The exploitation of parentheses and Lunulae in Ronsard's Hynne de Calays et de Zethés, Malcolm Quainton; Bibliography; Index.

’... the best essays [...] offer a sophisticated integration of the techniques of literary criticism and the historical research on which mise-en-livre [...] depends.’ Rare Books Newsletter ’The collection is prefaced by a sophisticated introduction by Armstrong, tracing complex patterns and contrasts of approach in the various contributions and complemented by a full bibliography... an overall stimulating and valuable contribution to our understanding of print and manuscript culture in France during this transition period.’ Modern Language Review ’The book is finely edited, presented, and produced - a testament to the subject at hand. The rare mix of manuscripts and print sources makes for a revaluation of these (still) concurrent modes of textual communication well into the sixteenth century and the challenges of evolving works, customized copies, and variant germane to the lingering dawn of printing.’ H-France Review ’For those interested in French poetry, Book and Text in France, 1400-1600 is a fascinating read.’ Sixteenth Century Journal