Medievalists.net » Manuscripts and Palaeography http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:44:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Manuscript fragments bear ‘striking resemblance to The Book of Kells’ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/04/manuscript-fragments-bear-striking-resemblance-to-the-book-of-kells/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/04/manuscript-fragments-bear-striking-resemblance-to-the-book-of-kells/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 05:32:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=63001 Fragments of a medieval manuscript hidden in the spine of a book for hundreds of years could shed new light on Ireland's greatest cultural treasure, The Book of Kells.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/04/manuscript-fragments-bear-striking-resemblance-to-the-book-of-kells/feed/ 0 If Books Could Talk: Medieval Manuscripts in Iowa http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/25/if-books-could-talk-medieval-manuscripts-in-iowa/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/25/if-books-could-talk-medieval-manuscripts-in-iowa/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:52:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62770 The paper, bindings, bookplates, repairs, stains, handwritten notes, stamps and markings all leave traces that give clues to how they were made, where they have been, and can even tell about the lives of the people who have read them. We're finding clues and following up with research to find out more.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/25/if-books-could-talk-medieval-manuscripts-in-iowa/feed/ 0 Yale University acquires ‘treasure trove’ of medieval manuscripts http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/17/yale-university-acquires-treasure-trove-of-medieval-manuscripts/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/17/yale-university-acquires-treasure-trove-of-medieval-manuscripts/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:24:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62583 Otto F. Ege, an Ohio-based scholar and book dealer, made a controversial practice of dismantling medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and selling the individual leaves for profit during the first half of the last century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/17/yale-university-acquires-treasure-trove-of-medieval-manuscripts/feed/ 0 Exploring Medieval Manuscripts: An Interview with Erik Kwakkel http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/exploring-medieval-manuscripts-an-interview-with-erik-kwakkel/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/exploring-medieval-manuscripts-an-interview-with-erik-kwakkel/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 07:03:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61617 'I love that something quirky and nerdy like the medieval book is becoming mainstream.'

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/exploring-medieval-manuscripts-an-interview-with-erik-kwakkel/feed/ 0 A Needle’s Breadth Apart: The Unexplored Relationship Between Medieval Embroidery and Manuscript Illumination http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/06/a-needles-breadth-apart-the-unexplored-relationship-between-medieval-embroidery-and-manuscript-illumination/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/06/a-needles-breadth-apart-the-unexplored-relationship-between-medieval-embroidery-and-manuscript-illumination/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:09:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61590 I am currently exploring records showing that there is evidence that some individuals were involved in both. In particular, mention of two nuns who were known as embroiderers and illuminators.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/06/a-needles-breadth-apart-the-unexplored-relationship-between-medieval-embroidery-and-manuscript-illumination/feed/ 0 Medieval Manuscripts in Living Colour http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/medieval-manuscripts-in-living-colour/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/medieval-manuscripts-in-living-colour/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2015 15:08:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61537 How did medieval people get such magnificent colour, and how can it still be so brilliant a thousand years later? Here’s a five-minute look at colouring manuscripts.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/medieval-manuscripts-in-living-colour/feed/ 0 Top 10 Most Beautiful Medieval Manuscripts http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/03/top-10-most-beautiful-medieval-manuscripts/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/03/top-10-most-beautiful-medieval-manuscripts/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2015 03:30:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61512 Giovanni Scorcioni gives us his list of the most beautiful manuscripts of the Middle Ages

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/03/top-10-most-beautiful-medieval-manuscripts/feed/ 0 Medieval iconography of watermelons in Mediterranean Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/30/medieval-iconography-of-watermelons-in-mediterranean-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/30/medieval-iconography-of-watermelons-in-mediterranean-europe/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:29:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61453 With the objective of obtaining an improved understanding of watermelon history and diversity in this region, medieval drawings purportedly of watermelons were collected, examined and compared for originality, detail and accuracy.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/30/medieval-iconography-of-watermelons-in-mediterranean-europe/feed/ 0 Top 10 Medieval Book Curses http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/top-10-medieval-book-curses/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/top-10-medieval-book-curses/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2015 18:13:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61168 Christ's curse upon the crook who takes away this book.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/top-10-medieval-book-curses/feed/ 0 Simon Fraser University unveils its first medieval manuscript http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/18/simon-fraser-university-unveils-its-first-medieval-manuscript/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/18/simon-fraser-university-unveils-its-first-medieval-manuscript/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:32:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61138 Written in Latin on parchment, and dated to 1269, it features student notes scrawled in the margins, as well as amusing decorative drawings.

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