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by David C. Greetham (Author) "As noted in the introduction, the term "bibliography" has become a rather slippery one of late, and its scope is by no means yet fixed..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 584 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (1 May 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0815317913
  • ISBN-13: 978-0815317913
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.1 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 148,829 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The best introduction to the field."
-Literary Research Guide
"As a medievalist and a textuist, David Greetham is a Renaissance man. He has written the best comprehensive, modern, single-volume introduction to textual scholarship. Its range of reference is impressive, the style is lucid and engaging, and the product is scholarly and informative. I am especially grateful for Textual Scholarship because such is Greetham's achievement I will not toy with the notion of attempting such a work myself. There is no need for a similar work to be written this century and a long way into the next."
-Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
"Everything you've ever wanted to know about textual scholarship is contained in this marvelous volume."
-Religious Studies Review
"This is a splendid book. Its aims are ambitious and its scope comprehensive. Its successes are significant.... It is an honor to join in welcoming this book into the world of scholarship. It is a fine addition to the small shelf of first-class books on textual study."
-Text
"The descriptions of bibliographic methods and processes are as good as any I have read, and Greetham has the teacher's knack for anticipating and meeting in his audience the need for examples and definitions.... Impressive... readable and worth reading...a fine source for information."
-Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada


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This fully revised and updated edition of the bestselling "Textual Scholarship" covers all aspects of textual theory and scholarly editing for students and scholars. As the definitive introduction to the skills of textual scholarship, the new edition addresses the revolutionary shift from print to digital textuality and subsequent dramatic changes in the emphasis and direction of textual enquiry.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wide ranging study, 6 May 2004
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Greetham's text is a well-written, easy read. The topics covered include palaeography, typefaces, schools of textual criticism, and other related fields. Although each topic is contained within a chapter, Greetham manages to fit an astonishing amount of information into his book. The palaeography chapter, for example, deals with Western scripts from their inception in the ancient world through their medieval and Renaissance development, into the present day, and does so in an illuminating way. His accounts of the various subjects he discusses assume little previous knowledge, and yet manage to inform the reader without being patronising.

Although there are many good book-length studies which discuss each of Greetham's topics at greater length, this book is still a must-have as a general introduction to the processes that feed into academic understanding of texts from the level of production to that of interpretation.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid reference work, 10 Jul 1998
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For those of us who have witnessed Professor Greetham at one of his "postmodern" lectures (such as this year at Kalamazoo), this book is a positive surprise. It is just a solid reference work which covers all the aspects of textual scholarship concisely and reliably, albeit often quite briefly. The volume includes a good, extensive bibliography. To be recommended.
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