Notes
The Fate of Julian's Texts
In comparison, Sloane 1 appears to be a slightly later seventeenth‐ century manuscript. However, whoever created it from a previous text seems to have preserved the Middle English of East Anglia. This would bring it closer to Julian's own times. However, the main problem with Sloane 1 (and with Sloane 2 which essentially copies it) is that, as already mentioned, it seems to have made careless slips and omissions during the copying process.
Notes 1 For a useful summary of the Long Text manuscript tradition, see Elisabeth
Dutton, "The Seventeenth‐Century Manuscript Tradition and the influence of Augustine Baker," in Liz Herbert McAvoy, ed., A Companion to Julian of Norwich, Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 2008, pp 127–138.
2 Marion Glasscoe, ed., Julian of Norwich: A Revelation of Love, Exeter:
Exeter University Press, 1976.