Abstract
Abstract This contribution addresses colophons, notes of the scribes which are mostly found at the end of premodern manuscripts respectively of the contained texts, as a specific form of paratexts. Besides pragmatical information like the name of the scribe or place and date of production, many colophons contain different forms of commenting, for example on the process of writing, the written text or on the scribe himself. With these comments, colophons are of high significance for they allow insights into the text comprehension and the self-conception of medieval scribes. The contribution outlines a project proposal that aims for a systematical collection and evaluation of colophons in German manuscripts of the 12th up to the 15th century in a digital data-collection. A web application with specifically tailored evaluation features enables the request and statistical analysis of various quantitative as well as qualitative parameters.
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