Medieval History
Annunciation, Mary praying on her prie dieu, the angel and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove to the left.
Mary visiting Elizabeth, presumably the moment when Christ 'leapt' in her belly. I have always had a soft spot for these scenes, they are always so tender, they feel like a sacred quiet.
Teeny tiny boats in the distance! Such an imaginative landscape, and so many painstaking details in a miniscule space. Drives me crazy when some can look at an image like this and say it is from the "Dark Ages."
- Sacred Voices Workshop
As some of you will know, in Newcastle we are currently working on a digital edition of the extant manuscripts from the medieval library of the Cistercian nunnery of Medingen (near Hannover, Germany. For a first glance of the project see http://research.ncl.ac.uk/medingen/,...
- Ex Libris Conference
49th Annual RBMS Preconference Rare and Special Bytes: Special Collections in the Digital Age June 24-27, 2008 | Los Angeles, California Hosted by UCLA and the Getty Research Institute Register and book your hotel room early, the last two RBMS Preconferences...
- 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...
- Ltpsc Book Of Hours: Binding And Bonus! A Sonnet!
Copyright L. Tom Perry Special CollectionsI am not expert enough to know if this is the manuscript's original binding.* I'd be surprised if it is. Whenever it was was bound, the binding of this Book of Hours is absolutely gorgeous. Dark green,...
- Ltpsc Book Of Hours: Introduction
As a medievalist, I have gone through my studies with many unanswered questions regarding illuminated manuscripts. Text books can only take the intrepid scholar so far. What do the bindings look like? What does vellum actually feel to the touch, how does...
Medieval History
LTPSC Book of Hours: Annunciation and Visiting Elizabeth
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Detail of the capital, no larger than a quarter. Absolutely phenomenal!
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- Sacred Voices Workshop
As some of you will know, in Newcastle we are currently working on a digital edition of the extant manuscripts from the medieval library of the Cistercian nunnery of Medingen (near Hannover, Germany. For a first glance of the project see http://research.ncl.ac.uk/medingen/,...
- Ex Libris Conference
49th Annual RBMS Preconference Rare and Special Bytes: Special Collections in the Digital Age June 24-27, 2008 | Los Angeles, California Hosted by UCLA and the Getty Research Institute Register and book your hotel room early, the last two RBMS Preconferences...
- 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...
- Ltpsc Book Of Hours: Binding And Bonus! A Sonnet!
Copyright L. Tom Perry Special CollectionsI am not expert enough to know if this is the manuscript's original binding.* I'd be surprised if it is. Whenever it was was bound, the binding of this Book of Hours is absolutely gorgeous. Dark green,...
- Ltpsc Book Of Hours: Introduction
As a medievalist, I have gone through my studies with many unanswered questions regarding illuminated manuscripts. Text books can only take the intrepid scholar so far. What do the bindings look like? What does vellum actually feel to the touch, how does...