Variety Of Manuscripts Research Articles

Early Textual Scholarship on Acts: Observations from the Euthalian Quotation Lists

This article examines two aspects of the ubiquitous, but oft-overlooked, set of paratexts known as the Euthalian Apparatus. The Euthalian apparatus supplements Acts, the Pauline Epistles, and the Catholic Epistles in a variety of manuscripts, framing these works with prefaces, cross-references, lists of various kinds, and biographic texts relating to Paul. To begin to understand this variable system as a work of late-ancient textual scholarship, transmitted in hundreds of medieval manuscripts, I examine the two quotation lists provided for Acts, focusing on their various presentations in the manuscripts, using GA 1162 as an example. Examining these lists enables us to better understand the reception of Acts’ use of Jewish scripture, Acts’ reception in late-ancient scholastic contexts, the transmission of quotations, and the complexity involved in defining the boundaries of canonical ideologies.

Rethinking Measurement 101: Lessons Learned from Teachers

AbstractAs an associate editor for EM:IP these past 3 years, I have had the opportunity to review and reflect upon a variety of manuscripts. Consistent with the journal's mission statement, most manuscripts strive to provide a better understanding of educational measurement issues. However, few address the practical importance to educators and users of assessment information. Based on interactions with practicing K–12 teachers over this same period of time, I use this opportunity to suggest that teachers, as the largest audience of educational assessment results, can help the measurement community identify the issues of greatest importance and shape our responses to these issues.

De la letra al espíritu pasando por la historia

The article focuses on the issue of how and to what extent the prevailing way of reading and interpreting the Bible within Reformed tradition has affected the biblical reading of Catholic tradition. In order to address this issue, the article analyzes the attitude towards the Greek version of the New Testament in the years following the Protestant Reformation, a time when the value of the original text was highlighted, and it, then, compares it with the attitude adopted in the last decades, when it has been studied in the light of a great number and variety of manuscripts.

“Aunt Sophie Smashes a Triangle”: Stella Miles Franklin and the 1913 adultery narratives

Nineteen thirteen was an extraordinary year for Stella Miles Franklin. Alongside her hectic schedule with the National Women's Trade Union League in Chicago, Franklin worked on a variety of manuscripts, including the suffrage play “Aunt Sophie Smashes a Triangle”. I focus on this play about male adultery, contextualising it in her personal relationships and intellectual life, especially in the ways Franklin's interest in social purity, feminism, and the influence of Charlotte Perkins Gilman coincided with moral movements abounding in Chicago during 1913. Energised by the progressive literary endeavours of the period, Franklin makes three important points in this protest play about male adultery that include: the degeneracy of masculinity that leads to male susceptibility for adultery, the dangers of domesticity that help explain male infidelity, and the necessity of women's economic independence and solidarity to survive the realities of male adultery in society. In this latter claim, Franklin subverts the polarisation of wife and mistress and presents women as allies united in resisting male sexual transgressions.

Guest Editorial: Physical Therapy in Critical Care

The role of physical therapists in critical care has been evolving. Of interest to this section, traditional PT care in the ICU focused on interventions for respiratory conditions, using techniques such as percussion, manual hyperinflation, suctioning, and bed exercises. As our knowledge of the importance of early mobilization has evolved, as evidenced by changes in how quickly patients are out of bed following cardiac surgery, the interventions in physical therapy have changed. The physiologic rationale for early mobilization has been discussed since the early 1990s in papers written in part by leaders in cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy.1 What has been lacking is strong evidence of the benefits of early mobilization in critically ill patients. In the past few years, the number of poster and platform sessions at the Combined Sections Meetings focused on physical therapy in critically ill patients has increased. Similarly, the number of published articles on this topic is growing. The topic for this special issue developed in response to these trends. Our call for papers resulted in a variety of manuscripts. We have a systematic review of mobilization in the ICU, which focuses on both safety and effectiveness outcomes. There is good evidence to support the effectiveness of early mobilization, even in patients on mechanical ventilation. Several interesting case examples are included that will be very useful in helping clinicians determine the types of interventions and outcomes most relevant to treating patients in ICU environments. One paper also addresses what can be done in the academic environment to prepare students for work in these complex practice environments. And, we benefit from the expertise of our colleagues in other countries; in this edition, we have examples from Turkey and Australia as well as the United States. The articles chosen for this issue illustrate several treatment trends that will help advance the work of PT in the critical care environment. One of our articles discusses the barriers to treatment of patients in the ICU. This shows us that some barriers, such as timing of medication administration, could be easily addressed, but will require the physical therapist to be committed to active mobilization of patients and demonstrate ability to communicate effectively with other members of the ICU team. Overall, there are relatively few adverse effects of early mobilization, particularly when therapists are observing the physiologic response of patients by monitoring vital signs during treatment sessions. A number of articles discussed in the systematic review provide guidelines for discontinuing treatment based on vital sign responses. This reminds us that we need increasing focus on one of the key tenets of cardiopulmonary physical therapy practice; that we are treating the patient's physiologic deficits in conjunction with movement and functional abnormalities. There is much work to be done in advancing the practice of PT in these critical care environments. What an exciting time of practice to be able to shape the interventions and influence better health outcomes for our patients!

EAD in the Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library, United Kingdom

SUMMARY The strategy for conversion to electronic cataloguing of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library has been to a large extent determined by circumstances–the size and variety of the manuscript collections, the existence of detailed published catalogues for the earlier collections, the availability of funds for specific purposes, and, above all, by the increasing demand of scholars worldwide for online catalogues. From 1996, we began to investigate options for the conversion of our catalogues to electronic form. We were advised to look at EAD by the New Media Librarian in the Bodleian. It soon became apparent that EAD provided the flexibility needed to handle the great variety of manuscripts in the Library's collections. It also seemed to be sustainable and relatively cheap to implement, and excellent documentation was available from the United States. The adoption of EAD as the cataloguing system in Western Manuscripts was largely driven by the funds made available for retrospective conversion through the Research Libraries Group. This diverted our main efforts away from current cataloguing initially. However, the need to analyze our existing catalogues to provide instructions for data converters has had an enormous impact on current cataloguing practice in our department. Our choice of EAD for our electronic catalogues has been vindicated by its increasing use worldwide, and the numerous opportunities that have arisen for cooperative ventures founded on the use of EAD. Contributing to the Archives Hub in the United Kingdom has enabled us to create the first ever overview of the Bodleian's western manuscript collections. We are now also contributing our first detailed EAD catalogue to the Access to Archives (A2A) database. The adoption of EAD for cataloguing medieval manuscripts was unusual, but has created the essential building block for the extension of these descriptions using other XML schema now being adopted by cataloguers of medieval manuscripts.

Reflections on Leisure, Stress, and Coping Research

In response to the call for this special issue of Leisure Sciences, a variety of manuscripts were received. The collection of papers represents a maturing and evolving state of research on leisure, stress, and coping. The research maturation is demonstrated in the integration of multiple conceptual frameworks, critical construct examinations, and sophisticated analyses. The evolution is evident with the theoretical foundation modification, construct development advancement, and the diversity of research methods used. With the advancements in understanding and modeling leisure, stress, and coping comes opportunities for future research and practical application. Specific areas of interest for inquiry include: refining existent conceptual models and measures, exploring stress and coping throughout experiences, recognizing and seeking to understand various sources of stress across diverse populations, and furthering the knowledge of the effects of stress and leisure on health and quality of life. In conclusion, the diverse collection of papers assembled in this volume represents an exciting state of leisure research related to stress and coping where opportunities for further advancements exist.

A Note from the Editor

In developing an issue of PA, especially one based on independent submissions. I am reminded repeatedly of the diversity within anthropology and of the many fields within which anthropology can be used. Topics included in this issue range from agricultural development and aging to urban planning and utility regulation. Reviewing such a variety of manuscripts, all purporting to be in some sense "anthropological," reminds one as well of the rudimentary common features of anthropology. One such feature that unites the articles in this issue is the insistence on determining and meeting human needs in a local context and from the perspective of the population to be served.

A History of Illuminated Manuscripts

Medieval manuscripts are counted among the greatest glories of Western civilization. With their gold and painted decoration and their charming miniatures, they have always had immense appeal, and images from them can be seen everywhere - from greeting cards and wrapping paper to expensive facsimiles. This entertaining and authoritative book is the first to provide a general introduction to the whole subject of the making of books from the Dark Ages to the invention of printing and beyond. Christopher de Hamel vividly describes the widely different circumstances in which manuscripts were created, from the earliest monastic Gospel Books to university textbooks, secular romances, Books of Hours and classical texts for humanist bibliophiles. As the story unfolds the wonderful variety of manuscripts and their illumination is revealed, and many fundamental questions are answered - who wrote the books, what texts they contained, who read them, how they were made and what purposes they served. Illuminated manuscripts have alway been highly valued, and among them are some of the world's great masterpieces of art. With its lively narrative and many new and superb illustrations, this new edition of a much-praised book provides the perfect introduction to a large and fascinating subject.