Medieval History
If the Duke of Cambridge is looking for a little guidance on how to behave once he inherits the throne, he should head straight to the British Library.
Offering advice on the art of kingship, a set of manuscripts dating back to the 9th century is set to go on display there as part of a new exhibition. The manuscripts cover all aspects of a monarch's life, including what to eat, when to sleep and the cure for an upset stomach - a hot maiden.
The new exhibition will include manuals on royal etiquette, known as 'mirrors for princes' which were developed during the medieval period to advise monarchs how to rule themselves and their kingdoms.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Mail
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Medieval History
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If the Duke of Cambridge is looking for a little guidance on how to behave once he inherits the throne, he should head straight to the British Library.
Offering advice on the art of kingship, a set of manuscripts dating back to the 9th century is set to go on display there as part of a new exhibition. The manuscripts cover all aspects of a monarch's life, including what to eat, when to sleep and the cure for an upset stomach - a hot maiden.
The new exhibition will include manuals on royal etiquette, known as 'mirrors for princes' which were developed during the medieval period to advise monarchs how to rule themselves and their kingdoms.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Mail
See also British Library hosts Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination
- 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 Launches New Medieval And Renaissance Images App
In conjunction with their exhibition Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination, the British Library has created a Royal Manuscripts app for Apple iPad and iPhone users, which features over 500 images from 58 manuscripts in their collection. The app...
- 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...
- British Library Digitises Greek Manuscripts
The British Library has digitised over a quarter of its Greek manuscripts (284 volumes) for the first time and made them freely available online at www.bl.uk/manuscripts thanks to a generous grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The website provides...
- Royal Manuscripts (new Medieval Art Websites V.)
The year 2011 has been particularly rich in medieval exhibitions of a very high standard: while the National Gallery in London showed Devotion by Design: Italian Altarpieces before 1500, the Treasures of Heaven exhibition also traveled to London and was...