How many medieval and early modern manuscripts were copied by female scribes? A bibliometric analysis based on colophons

Abstract A monk at his desk, copying a manuscript, is a typical image associated with the Middle Ages, but what about the women? According to a recent estimate more than 10 million hand-written manuscripts were produced in the Latin West (the Roman Catholic part of Europe) between 400 and 1500 CE wi...

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Main Authors: Åslaug Ommundsen, Aidan Keally Conti, Øystein Ariansen Haaland, Bodil Holst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2025-03-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04666-6
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