Cultures of the Fragment: Uses of the Iberian Manuscript, 1100-1600

The majority of medieval and 16th-century Iberian manuscripts contain fragments or are fragments — isolated bits of manuscript material with a damaged appearance, or a piece of a larger text that was intended to be a fragment. Heather Bamford, assistant professor of Spanish literature, investigates the vital role these fragments played in medieval and early modern Iberian manuscript culture.