Outcasts: Prejudice and Persecution in the Medieval World comes to the Getty
Outcasts: Prejudice & Persecution in the Medieval World, on view January 30—April 8, 2018 at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, presents individual case studies that examine the way art, like language, was used to articulate a rhetoric of exclusion.
Now and Forever: The Art of Medieval Time – new exhibition comes to the Morgan Library
Drawing upon the rich holdings of the Morgan Library & Museum’s collection of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, Now and Forever explores how people told time in the Middle Ages and what they thought about it.
Canterbury Roll now available online
In New Zealand, University of Canterbury staff and students are working to translate and digitise a unique medieval manuscript to make it accessible to the world.
Medieval Manuscripts: Epiphany in The Great Hours of Anne of Brittany
The Great Hours of Anne of Brittany is undoubtedly a masterpiece of French painting, as is fitting for a manuscript intended for someone who was twice queen of France: with Charles VIII and then Louis XII.
The Anglo-Norman Vegetius: a thirteenth century translation of the “De re militari”
The De re militari of Flavius Vegetius Renatus was written and compiled towards the close of the fourth century. Dedicated to the reigning Emperor, the work is a military treatise describing the training, organization, tactics and strategy of the Roman army.
A Record of the Defense of Xiangyang’s City Wall, 1206-1207
The focus of this thesis is the annotated translation of a diary completed in 1207 by a low ranking military officer in the Southern Song army named Zhao Wannian.
Medieval Manuscripts: The Massacre of the Innocents and Flight into Egypt in the Bible moralisée of Naples
Taking a look at how the 14th century Bible moralisée of Naples portrays two episodes of Jesus’ life after his birth.
Medieval Manuscripts: Illustrating the Nativity Scene at the end of the 15th century
The Hours of Charles of Angoulême was commissioned c. 1485 by the Count of Angoulême, and is undeniably Robinet Testard’s most personal work. Around the same time (c. 1500), in England, the illuminator Jean Poyer finished his masterpiece, The Hours of Henry VIII.
The Date of the Gough Map
The date commonly given for the Gough map of Britain, about 1360, is, in the author’s opinion, wrong. Arguments that have been offered to support such a dating are invalid.
Take a look at the Luttrell Psalter
Watch Facsimile Finder’s video taking us through this fourteenth-century manuscript.
Researchers unlock the chemistry of Irish medieval manuscripts
Hidden away among the letters and words that cover the Gaelic manuscripts of the late middle ages is a world of minerals and chemical compounds. These chemicals have their own tales to tell about the craft and ingenuity of the scribes.
1,300 Hebrew manuscript now online in bilingual website
The British Library has launched its first ever fully bilingual web resource, providing free access to its spectacular collection of Hebrew manuscripts to researchers worldwide.
Two unnoticed pieces of medieval polyphony
The two pieces introduced and briefly discussed in this article have so far remained unnoticed because of the manner of their notation. In each case pieces of twovoice polyphony were notated with the two voices separate, instead of in the score notation which has been usual since, roughly, the second half of the twelfth century.
Send Medieval e-cards this Christmas
Wish your relatives and friends a Merry Christmas with a selection of inspiring e-Cards with images from the most exquisite illuminated Books of Hours from our friends at Moleiro Editor.
The Dog in the Middle Ages
In my project, I will be looking at the inextricable link between dogs and humans in the Middle Ages, and how dogs had their place among humans, forged relationships with humans, and had their own function in the human world.
Income and working time of a Fencing Master in Bologna in the 15th and early 16th century
Since ancient times, the master-at-arms profession has always been considered essential for the education of the nobility and the common citizenship, especially in the Middle Ages. Yet, we know nothing about the real standard of living of these characters.
How well do you know your medieval manuscripts: Beast Mode
You know these manuscripts–most of them would make ‘most famous lists.’ But that means you know them by nickname. Do you also know them by shelfmark?
Medieval Manuscripts: The Book of Felicity
The Book of Felicity features descriptions of the twelve signs of the zodiac accompanied by splendid miniatures; a series of paintings showing how human circumstances are influenced by the planets; astrological and astronomical tables; and an enigmatic treatise on fortune telling.
Medieval Manuscripts: Bread in the 15th-century
The manuscript ‘Tacuinum Sanitatis’ shows modern readers how medieval bakers prepared bread.
How well do you know your Medieval Manuscripts?
Can you identify these iconic medieval manuscripts?
Medieval manuscripts: The Hours of Charles of Angoulême
The Hours of Charles of Angoulême has plenty of surprises in store for lovers of illuminated manuscripts.
Leafing through your favourite medieval facsimiles from your own desk
The Take a Break from the Present video series will take you on an exciting journey at the discovery of ancient illuminated books.
Conversations Between Medieval Texts and Digital Editions: The Remediation of Harley 4205
While the knightly and kingly images of the British Library’s MS Harley 4205 are visually intriguing, there has been little research dedicated to this manuscript. These figures and their textual counterparts reveal a tension central to this manuscript between its repetitious features and identifying markers.
Historians Challenge Oxford’s Claim of World’s Oldest Zero
An international group of historians of Indian mathematics challenges Oxford’s findings around the age and importance of a manuscript thought to contain the oldest known zero.