page_title: Robert Thornton (scribe)
section_title: Works preserved by Thornton
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Thornton (scribe) / Works preserved by Thornton
context_page_description: Robert Thornton was a Yorkshire landowner, a member of the landed gentry. His efforts as an amateur scribe and manuscript compiler resulted in the preservation of many valuable works of Middle English literature, and have given him an important place in its history.
context_section_description: Lincoln, Cathedral Library MS 91
  British Library MS Additional 31042
caption: A 15th-century French depiction of a scribe (Saint Jerome). Unlike most scribes whose work has survived from this time, Thornton was neither a professional nor a cleric.
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