In Women’s Service: Marks of Female Ownership in Manuscripts and Books of Old Dubrovnik

January 1, 2025Open Access

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The study aims to explore female ownership of manuscripts and printed books in Dubrovnik between the 14th and 19th centuries.
Analysis of approximately forty manuscripts and printed books with ownership marks belonging to women.
Identification of owners, recording of ownership inscriptions, authors, texts, and scribing details.
Compilation of a list of identified manuscripts and editions along with their female owners.
Identified female owners and ownership marks in manuscripts and books spanning from the 14th to the 19th century.
Highlighted the representation of multiple ownership instances for certain texts.
Contributed to understanding the under-researched role of women in early modern book culture.

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This research identifies female ownership marks in manuscripts and printed books from Dubrovnik, suggesting women's roles in literary culture.

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Irena Bratičević (2025) studied this question.

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