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- ISBN 9781032966656
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 02 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Memory and the Digital Manuscript reveals how the digitisation of medieval texts goes beyond mere replication to fundamentally reshape our spiritual and monumental engagement with history through a digital lens.
By engaging with this work, readers will discover that digitisation acts as a bridge rather than a barrier, deepening our connection to the ritualistic and material essence of the Middle Ages. The book delivers these insights through an amalgamation of theory and practical case studies, introducing innovative methodological tools that demonstrate how digitisation can reestablish layers of ritual meaning. The reader will gain a nuanced view of how digital archives function as "living" monuments, ensuring that the sacred and communal intentions of original manuscripts are preserved and reinterpreted for a technological age.
This book is designed for scholars and postgraduate students specializing in medieval studies, digital humanities, theology, and death studies who require a rigorous framework for navigating the "digital turn." It also serves as an essential resource for museum and library professionals tasked with the curation of cultural heritage, as well as researchers in memory studies seeking to understand the intersection of ancient materiality and contemporary digital culture
Keri L. Thomas is an independent researcher with a PhD in English Literature from Aberystwyth University. Her most recent work, From the Divine to the Digital: Digitisation as Resurrection & Reconstruction, part of Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age, was published by Routledge in 2022.
