PUNCTUATION PRACTICE IN A LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH MEDICAL REMEDYBOOK

Abstract

The study of medieval punctuation Systems Stands äs a field of study which few scholars have been tempted to tackle, let alone the punctuation of medieval English medical recipes. The most recourse reason for avoiding the study of earlier punctuation Systems is the fact that scribal punctuation is considered to show lack of Organisation and consistency in their use of marks (Rodriguez-Alvarez 1999: 27). However, particular studies have described successfully some medieval punctuation Systems used in particular works, to the extent that they have also showed that the function of such Systems is not a matter subject to a random set of rules.