Ralph Hanna is Professor of Palaeography at the University of Oxford, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the University of California, Riverside. He has published on medieval manuscripts, literary culture and Langland.

Hanna’s descriptive catalogue is an invaluable source of information for those interested not only in Rolle’s English canon but also in the compilation of the medieval English manuscript book itself. The 123 examples meticulously catalogued here offer an author-based insight into the reading habits and textual tastes of the later Middle Ages thoroughly examined and researched by a master in his own field.

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviations and Abbreviated referencesList of Manuscripts described, with table of equivalents to Ogilvie-Thomson's editionIllustrationsIntroductionRichard Rolle in EnglishThe CatalogueIndexeso English Works of Richard Rolleo Associated English Textso Associated Latin Textso Associated French Textso Incipits of Unindexed English Proseo Pre-Dissolution Ownerso Book-Producerso Paper Stockso Manuscripts Referred to but not Described

Ralph Hanna is Professor of Palaeography at the University of Oxford, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the University of California, Riverside. He has published on medieval manuscripts, literary culture and Langland.

Hanna’s descriptive catalogue is an invaluable source of information for those interested not only in Rolle’s English canon but also in the compilation of the medieval English manuscript book itself. The 123 examples meticulously catalogued here offer an author-based insight into the reading habits and textual tastes of the later Middle Ages thoroughly examined and researched by a master in his own field.

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviations and Abbreviated referencesList of Manuscripts described, with table of equivalents to Ogilvie-Thomson's editionIllustrationsIntroductionRichard Rolle in EnglishThe CatalogueIndexeso English Works of Richard Rolleo Associated English Textso Associated Latin Textso Associated French Textso Incipits of Unindexed English Proseo Pre-Dissolution Ownerso Book-Producerso Paper Stockso Manuscripts Referred to but not Described