Subject: Re: Holmes Overview

From: DC PARKER <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1996 11:11:41 GMT

I note that Robinson replies to Holmes point about the role of scribes 
in the development of texts 'Certainly scribes were the primary cause 
of textual variation'.  It depends what kind of variation you mean.  
Mike's point in his paper concerns conscious rather than mechanical 
change.  (By the way, the collection is being published just about 
now, and copies should be becoming available.)  It is on the word 
'Certainly' that what he has to say casts doubt.

David Parker
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