New Approaches to the Archive in the Middle Ages: Collecting, Curating, Assembling

This volume brings together scholars of history, manuscript studies, and art and architectural history to examine in conversation the varieties of medieval archival acts, the heterogeneity of collections, and the motivations of collectors. It is united by the historically flexible concept of the archive, and contributors examine material from Seville to Prague, from the early Christian period through the Reformation.

Premodern collections and archival practices are increasingly becoming the ...