«May (adjunct, Emory Univ.) writes in the introduction to this volume that his aim is "to establish how the introduction of the new paper technology in late medieval Europe made possible what became the hybrid Renaissance scribal tradition as distinct from its parchment-based predecessor." May's emphasis is on paper, "parchment, handwriting, and other physical aspects of textile production" with a focus on manuscript poetry. The first of seven chapters offers an account "of how writing technologies governed the development of literate culture in the West."... this is a pioneering study on the importance of paper and ink and the kinds of writing and communication that paper made possible...Highly recommended.»

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