Chasing The Pearl-manuscript - Arthur Bahr

A Unique Study Of The Only Physical Manuscript Containing Sir Gawain And The Green Knight As Both A Material And Literary Object. In This Book, Arthur Bahr Takes A Fresh Look At The Four Poems And Twelve Illustrations Of The So-called Pearl-manuscript, The Only Surviving Medieval Copy Of Two Of The Best-known Middle English Poems: Pearl And Sir Gawain And The Green Knight. In Chasing The Pearl-manuscript, Bahr Explores How The Physical Manuscript Itself Enhances Our Perception Of The Poetry, Drawing On Recent Technological Advances (such As Spectroscopic Analysis) To Show The Pearl-manuscript To Be A More Complex Piece Of Material, Visual, And Textual Art Than Previously Understood.