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Of Monks, Medieval Scribes, and Middlemen

February 3, 2013 By Medievalists.net

Miniature of Gawain in a green robe seated before master Blaise, who is holding a knife and quill, writing down his adventures as he is telling them. Photo courtesy British Library

The copying of books was also slow, tedious, and very time-consuming; it took years for a scribe to complete ‘a particularly fine manuscript with colored initials and miniature art work.’

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“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072

September 22, 2011 By Medievalists.net

“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072 Corradini, Erika (University of Leicester) The Proceedings of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies Postgraduate Conference (2005) Abstract The life and activities of Leofric, bishop of Exeter, 1050−1072, have recently been the focus of a substantial amount of critical study that has highlighted the bishop’s importance […]

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