Manuscript Studies

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Our *10th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age* will tak

bodleianlibs:This beautiful box of wax seals - snipped from hundreds of letters - is part of the Fox

When I was searching for my second favorite skeleton from a medieval manuscript, I came across these

english-idylls:Birds in a Medieval manuscript.

9th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital AgeNovember 17-19,

michaelmoonsbookshop:15th century manuscript pages on vellum

The Text/Page RatioThe text/page ratio is the term used to refer to the ratio of black (text) to whi

Marginal Pricking, Newer ManuscriptPricking, or small holes placed in a line, helped to determine th

The Invisible Technique of Dry-Point RulingFrom the early to high middle ages, copyists ruled (put l

Lapis Lazuli - The Luxury PigmentWhen making blue pigment or colorant, medieval copyists would save

Catchwords - A Way of Marking ChaptersA catchword is the first word of a chapter or section printed

Ferro Gallic Ink - Corroding HistoryFerro gallic ink was a type of black ink used in manuscripts fro

Miniatures - A Lesson in Red PigmentThe lay definition of miniature is a small illustration found in

MS 84 - The Yale “Girdle Book”Girdle books were codices whose outer covers forme

thespeckledscribe: And so it begins… Welcome to my blog, a commentary on the life of my

LJS 397 -  [Astronomy lecture notes] Do you need help with your finals? This manuscript, writte

Master of Claude de France, Book of Flower Studies, ca. 1510–1515. The Cloisters Collection, m

erikkwakkel: Medieval souvenirs Thin pieces of metal that are bluntly attached to precious illuminat

bodleianlibs: This beautiful box of wax seals - snipped from hundreds of letters - is part of the F

Palimpsest, or Medieval Attempts to Erase PenWhen you were very young - say, in elementary or primar

Repaired Parchment - Quirky and ColorfulBeing stretched animal skin, parchment could undergo a pleth

eadfrith:The Luttrell Psalter - Folio 13r.The Beatus (Blessed) page with an array of strange and fam

clawmarks:Brunetto Latini - the ‘Trésor’ - c.1450-1480 - via e-codices

mediumaevum:A collection of Black Books of HoursBlack Hours, ca. 1475 (Morgan Library, New York)Hora

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