<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> In ever-larger sections devoted to documentation, historical-critical editions have increasingly focused on the material and medial components of a text through descriptions and illustrations of textual media. The collected essays in this volume use theoretical arguments and case examples to illustrate the potential benefits that accrue to literary interpretation from careful attention to the materiality and mediality of texts.