Medieval cartulary manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Tucker, J. (2020) Medieval cartulary manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland. Scottish Archives, 25/26, pp. 23-41.

Abstract

This article surveys the cartularies held by the National Library of Scotland, considering both their history as a collection and their nature as individual manuscripts. Like many kinds of medieval manuscript, cartularies could take a diverse range of forms. Each one has its own particular characteristics, meaning that as a ‘corpus’ they are difficult to describe or define. In attempting to understand medieval cartulary manuscripts, a tension emerges between the singular term ‘cartulary’ and the variety exhibited by the manuscripts themselves. This uneasy contrast can, however, be reconciled once the cartulary is embraced as a modern scholarly concept rather than a medieval ‘category’.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tucker, Dr Joanna
• Authors: Tucker, J.
• College/School: College of Arts > School of Humanities > History
• Journal Name: Scottish Archives
• Publisher: National Archives of Scotland
• ISSN: 1358-0264
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © The Scottish Records Association
• First Published: First published in Scottish Archives 25/26 (2019–2020):23-41
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
302000		Research and curating active manuscripts: Scotland's medieval cartularies	Joanna Tucker	The Royal Society of Edinburgh (ROYSOCED)	60266	Arts - History