Sounding Illuminations: The Music of the Manuscripts
Richard Porterfield, Mannes College instructor and a founding member of the vocal ensemble Lionheart, leads his students from the Schola Cantorum as they perform Gregorian chants from the Met’s collection of illuminated choir book pages. He also discusses the relationship of medieval musical notation to illustration, text, and ritual.
A ‘very curious Almanack’: the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668
A ‘very curious Almanack’: the gift of Sir Robert Moray FRS, 1668 By Pamela Robinson Notes and Records of the Royal Society, Vol. 62:3…
Tributes to Kathleen L. Scott: English Medieval Manuscripts and their Readers
Tributes to Kathleen L. Scott: English Medieval Manuscripts and their Readers Edited by Marlene Villalobos Hennessy Brepols, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-872501-08-6 Articles include: Jonathan J.G. Alexander, ‘Two…
The Book of Kells: A Celtic Treasure
The Book of Kells: A Celtic Treasure Lecture by Timothy Graham Given in June 2008 at the University of New Mexico Timothy Graham’s…
The art of the Book of Deer
The art of the Book of Deer Geddes, Jane Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 128 (1998), 537-549 ABSTRACT This paper…
The Psalter and Commentary: Medieval Devotional Texts for Prayer, Meditation and Study
The Psalter and Commentary: Medieval Devotional Texts for Prayer, Meditation and Study By Holle Canatella Lustre: Spiritual Treasures and Sensory Pleasures (University of Houston,…
People of the Book
People of the Book By Sarah Khan Lustre: Spiritual Treasures and Sensory Pleasures (University of Houston, Texas, 2005) Synopsis: Examines the manuscript illumination and…
Medieval Music Manuscripts: Treasures of Sight and Sound
The modern musical notation system developed over many centuries, but its roots lie in the medieval world.
On the Margins: Imagination in Gothic Illuminated Manuscripts
The Gothic Period (ca 1250 to 1375) in Northern Europe was one of the high points of medieval manuscript illumination. In that period, there was an increasing demand for books by the lay audience, which can be attributed to the rise of prosperous upper-middle-class merchants and growth of interest in personal books of hours.
Secular Manuscripts
Secular Manuscripts By Christina Richardson Lustre: Spiritual Treasures and Sensory Pleasures (University of Houston, Texas, 2005) Introduction: The words “illuminated manuscript” conjure up images of…
Medieval Book Production
Medieval Book Production By Luke Horbey Lustre: Spiritual Treasures and Sensory Pleasures (University of Houston, Texas, 2005) Introduction: The medieval manuscript served many functions above…
Church and nation: The discourse on authority in Ericus Olai’s Chronica regni Gothorum (c. 1471)
The Chronica regni Gothorum or Chronicle of the realm of the Goths is the first Swedish national history in Latin prose. It was completed after 1471 by a member of the Uppsala cathedral chapter, Ericus Olai, who, arguably, intended his work primarily for the readership of his own arch see. Ericus professed to compile a history of the Swedish realm from the birth of Christ until his own time and according to the succession of kings and bishops governing from Uppsala.