“For nearly 40 years Thomas Hoccleve toiled at the Privy Seal, a professional scribe stooping and staring “upon the sheepes skyn”... Langdell convincingly moves his rehabilitation forward with this thoughtful, wide-ranging and learned reassessment.”

“Langdell’s book is rich in textual comparison and includes a productive analytical range with close readings based on surviving paleographical evidence and imagery, as well as more traditional forms of textual analysis.”