Medieval History
?Thank God, it will soon be dark.?
The history of bookmaking hasn?t been without its challenges, but never was its craft as painstaking as during the era of illuminated manuscripts. Joining the ranks of history?s most appalling and amusing complaints, like this Victorian list of don?ts for female cyclists or young Isaac Newton?s self-professed sins, is an absolute treat for lovers of marginalia such as myself ? a collection of complaints monks scribbled in the pages of illuminated manuscripts.
Click here to read these marginalia from Brain Pickings
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I think I did this one before, but seems to be making the rounds again: CFP: 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo May 7-10, 2009 Margins of Error: On the Self-Correcting Medieval Manuscript Sponsored by: The Research Group on...
- Cfp: Margins Of Error
CFP: 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo May 7-10, 2009 Margins of Error: On the Self-Correcting Medieval Manuscript Sponsored by: The Research Group on Manuscript Evidence In keeping with the Group?s mission to ?apply an integrated,...
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Fantastical creatures in the marginalia of late medieval illuminated manuscripts: What are they? Products of boredom? Expressions of the imagination? Pure distraction? The fifteenth century Book of Hours in the L Tom Perry Special Collections had a handful...
Medieval History
Oh, My Hand: Complaints Medieval Monks Scribbled in the Margins of Illuminated Manuscripts
?Thank God, it will soon be dark.?
The history of bookmaking hasn?t been without its challenges, but never was its craft as painstaking as during the era of illuminated manuscripts. Joining the ranks of history?s most appalling and amusing complaints, like this Victorian list of don?ts for female cyclists or young Isaac Newton?s self-professed sins, is an absolute treat for lovers of marginalia such as myself ? a collection of complaints monks scribbled in the pages of illuminated manuscripts.
Click here to read these marginalia from Brain Pickings
- Bbc Show On The Private Lives Of The Medieval Kings To Begin Airing Next Week
In Illuminations: The Private Lives of the Medieval Kings BBC Four will tell the story of the Medieval monarchy as preserved through stunning illuminated manuscripts from the British Library?s Royal Manuscripts collection which contains some of the most...
- British Library Hosts Royal Manuscripts: The Genius Of Illumination
Beginning on November 11th, the British Library will be hosting a new exhibition entitled Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination. It is the Library?s first major exhibition to bring together the its Royal collection, a treasure trove of illuminated...
- Margins Of Error: On The Self-correcting Medieval Manuscript Cfp
I think I did this one before, but seems to be making the rounds again: CFP: 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo May 7-10, 2009 Margins of Error: On the Self-Correcting Medieval Manuscript Sponsored by: The Research Group on...
- Cfp: Margins Of Error
CFP: 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo May 7-10, 2009 Margins of Error: On the Self-Correcting Medieval Manuscript Sponsored by: The Research Group on Manuscript Evidence In keeping with the Group?s mission to ?apply an integrated,...
- Creatures In The Marginalia, Ltpsc Book Of Hours
Fantastical creatures in the marginalia of late medieval illuminated manuscripts: What are they? Products of boredom? Expressions of the imagination? Pure distraction? The fifteenth century Book of Hours in the L Tom Perry Special Collections had a handful...