Punctuation Practice in Early Modern English Scientific Writing: The Case of MS 3009 at the Wellcome Library, London

The study of punctuation has traditionally been overlooked by some scholars for being considered haphazard and unpredictable. In medieval manuscripts, every scribe was free to use their own repertory symbols. However, the establishment printing press along with proliferation professional scriveners resulted in a process standardization system such way that end 16th century symbols fully developed (Salmon 1999: 15; Calle-Martín 2019: 179-200). present seeks examine 17th-century recipe book housed Wellcome Library London, MS 3009. This paper therefore conceived twofold objective: a) assess inventory marks text; b) analyze pragmatic functions these