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Julian of Norwich: 'Showing of Love': Extant Texts and Translation, ed. Sister Anna Maria Reynolds, CP, and Julia Bolton Holloway (Florence: Sismel - Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2001). xvi + 848 pp.; 18 plates. ISBN 88-8450-095-8. euro191.09.
The four principal surviving traditions of the text of julian of Norwich are presented in this volume, diplomatically transcribed and printed in a format that, at least for two manuscripts, reproduces the ruled lines, long 's', and punctuation of the manuscript page. Three of the texts are printed with an en-face modern English translation, and all four are prefaced by an introduction.
The order in which the four texts are presented in the book is an important part of its argument. First is printed the Westminster manuscript (W), usually dated c. 1500 and taken to derive from an exemplar skilfully put together out of extracts from the Longer...