Joanna Tucker, Reading and Shaping Medieval Cartularies: Multi-Scribe Manuscripts and their Patterns of Growth: A Study of the Earliest Cartularies of Glasgow Cathedral and Lindores Abbey Woodbrige, The Boydell Press, 2020, xiv -315 p.

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze multi-scribe manuscripts and their growth patterns in medieval cartularies.
• Historical analysis of cartularies from Glasgow Cathedral and Lindores Abbey.
• Examination of manuscript structures and contributors.
• Comparative study of writing styles among multiple scribes.
• Identified distinct patterns in the evolution of manuscripts.
• Highlighted variations in script styles between different scribes.
• Established connections between scribes and specific manuscript developments.