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Bibliography

Ní Mhaonaigh, Máire, “International vernacularisation, c. 1390 CE: the ‘Book of Ballymote’”, in: Michael Clarke, and Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (eds), Medieval multilingual manuscripts: case studies from Ireland to Japan, 24, Berlin, Online: De Gruyter, 2022. 209–229.

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Citation details
Article
“International vernacularisation, c. 1390 CE: the ‘Book of Ballymote’”
Work
Michael Clarke (ed.) • Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (ed.), Medieval multilingual manuscripts: case studies from Ireland to Japan (2022)
Pages
209–229
Year
2022
Description
Abstract (cited)

The ‘Book of Ballymote’ is a late fourteenth-century manuscript written in Ireland and predominantly in the vernacular (the Irish language). In its focus on history, local, regional and global, it draws on and develops biblical and classical themes. It does so in a way that demonstrates how medieval Irish scholars moulded their own language to occupy this international cultural space. Their continued use of Latin in specific contexts underlies their creativity and skill.

Subjects and topics
Headings
multilingualism and language contact vernacular Irish literature Latin language
Sources
Manuscripts
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
April 2022