15th-century Book of Hours comes to South Carolina
A 15th-century Book of Hours has been recently purchased by the University of South Carolina, and students and the public will soon be able to see the valuable medieval text in person and online.
Scholars discover fragments of French medieval epics
The larger fragment is a section of text from the Chanson de Guillaume, one of the earliest surviving Old French texts, known until now in only one manuscript. The smaller fragment comes from a manuscript of Foulque de Candie, a late twelfth-century poem.
Origins and Development of the Notariate at Ravenna (Sixth through Thirteenth Centuries)
Excluding the profession of the sword, that of the notary was among the earliest, the most self-conscious and certainly the largest in the medieval world.
New Technologies in Teaching Paleography
During last years many instruments for teaching and research in paleography have been planned and carried out; they mostly were dynamic web sites based on information systems, which were used to manage bibliographical data on medieval manuscripts and to implement the processes usually adopted from researchers for the collection of information.
Medieval and Renaissance Book Production
We are accustomed to think of the periods of manuscripts and printed books as distinct. Traditionally a scholar working in one of these fields has known little of the other field.
John Hardyng’s Chronicle: a study of the two versions and a critical edition of both for the period 1327-1464
Part II of the thesis is an edition of the two versions for the years 1327-1464, selected for their relevance to the public and political affairs of late medieval England, and because it is in this section that Hardyng draws together his conclusions about the reigns of previous monarchs in relation to the present governance of England; the edition is supported by full critical apparatus and a commentary for each version, containing background contextual and historical information, and comparative allusions to other contemporary historical and literary texts. The thesis concludes with six appendices, a selective glossary and a bibliography.
Harley MS. 3469: Splendor Solis or Splendour of the Sun – A German Alchemical Manuscript
Splendor Solis oder Sonnenglanz is the title of an illuminated manuscript that can rightfully be called one of the principal works of the alchemical tradition (fig. 1). The text survives in many witnesses dating from the early sixteenth to the nineteenth century, of which Harl. MS. 3469 is definitely the most famous and best preserved example.
Advising France through the Example of England: Visual Narrative in the Livre de la prinse et mort du roy Richart (Harl. MS. 1319)
This article complements historical and textual analyses of Creton’s book by examining the visual narrative in Harl. MS. 1319, the only one of the seven surviving manuscripts of the text to be illustrated with a pictorial cycle of sixteen images.
Good Morals for a Couple at the Burgundian Court: Contents and Context of Harley 1310, Le Livre des bonnes meurs of Jacques Legrand
London, British Library, Harley MS. 1310 is one of the gems unearthed during the multi-year project to describe the illuminated manuscripts of the Harley Collection and to digitize its images.
Kissing Images, Unfurling Rolls, Measuring Wounds, Sewing Badges and Carrying Talismans: Considering Some Harley Manuscripts through the Physical Rituals they Reveal
Christianity as practised in the late Middle Ages demanded physical rituals. These rituals encompassed great public displays, such as processions around town walls and through churches, led by clergy dressed in ceremonial garb; smaller public displays, such as priests’ performances of Mass; and actions by the laity, including small private rituals involving a votary with his book and perhaps an image.
Book of Kells has attracted ten million visitors to Trinity College Dublin Library
The Old Library and Book of Kells is one of Ireland’s major tourist venues and attracts over 520,000 visitors each year to see the exhibition on the Book of Kells and other medieval manuscripts
Processus iudiciarius secundum stilum Pragensem:Its Manuscripts and Edition
This paper is a work in progress for further analysis of Puchnik’s work.
‘These Books are Tall and not Wide Enough’: Anomalous Page Dimensions in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
Various codicological studies have pointed out how the dimensions of the page in medieval manuscripts were more or less standard: as today, the relative width of the page commonly measured between 0.69 and 0.74 of its height.
Taking Inventory of Manuscripts. Survey of Tasks Achieved and Tasks to Do
This paper was an informal discussion on the topic of manuscripts and canonical resources, regional statistics and the problems with current database compilation.
The Evolutions of Knowledge in Medieval Canon Law
This paper discussed the way canonical texts were compiled and the history of the shift in their compilation.
Kaiserchronik – 12th century ‘Chronicle of Emperors’ to be published in landmark edition
One of the most important historical works of the 12th-century, the Kaiserchronik, will be the focus of a £1 million project to create a new landmark new edition.
15th century Italian banking records discovered in London manuscript
Records of Italian bankers partially covered over fifty years later by traditional English crests
Drawings in Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts
Medieval drawings are frequently viewed as the poor cousins of fully-painted miniatures. But in England, an appreciation of drawing persisted throughout the Middle Ages.
Medieval Arabic manuscripts, East India Company papers, to go online
The British Library and Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development have unveiled an ambitious partnership to transform people’s understanding of the history of the Middle East, and the region’s relationship with Britain and the rest of the world.
Manuscript collection in danger of being broken up, sold off
The Mendham Collection, which is owned by the Law Society of England and Wales, contains about 5,000 invaluable items including medieval manuscripts, rare books and unique copies of some of the earliest books to have ever been printed.
Christian Cato: A Middle English Translation of the Disticha Catonis
It is possible that this translation is the result of an exercise by a not very gifted schoolboy.
Codex Argenteus and political ideology in the Ostrogothic kingdom
One of the most intriguing manuscripts of late Antiquity, the early-6th – century Codex Argenteus, combines elements typical of lavish Greek and Latin bibles with yet another significant aspect.
The Origin Of Medieval Manuscripts Mainly In The Czech Lands
In this paper I would like to explain the term medieval manuscript, how and in what environment manuscripts came to existence and what their value was.
