Brian Richardson is Professor of Italian Language at the University of Leeds.

• Preface; 1. The contexts and characteristics of manuscript circulation; 2. Handwriting and the work of copyists; 3. The manuscript circulation of lyric and burlesque poetry; 4. The manuscript circulation of prose; 5. Authors and their readers: dedications and other paratexts; 6. Orality, manuscript and the circulation of verse; Conclusion; Index of manuscripts; Bibliography; General index.

Brian Richardson is Professor of Italian Language at the University of Leeds.

• Preface; 1. The contexts and characteristics of manuscript circulation; 2. Handwriting and the work of copyists; 3. The manuscript circulation of lyric and burlesque poetry; 4. The manuscript circulation of prose; 5. Authors and their readers: dedications and other paratexts; 6. Orality, manuscript and the circulation of verse; Conclusion; Index of manuscripts; Bibliography; General index.

Brian Richardson is Professor of Italian Language at the University of Leeds.

• Preface; 1. The contexts and characteristics of manuscript circulation; 2. Handwriting and the work of copyists; 3. The manuscript circulation of lyric and burlesque poetry; 4. The manuscript circulation of prose; 5. Authors and their readers: dedications and other paratexts; 6. Orality, manuscript and the circulation of verse; Conclusion; Index of manuscripts; Bibliography; General index.