Early medieval manuscripts give new view of English life under the Normans
A new study of early medieval manuscripts written in the English language has revealed that the Normans, who conquered England in 1066, were…
Phylogenetics of medieval manuscripts
Phylogenetics of medieval manuscripts Lecture by Christopher Howe Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Given on December 17, 2007 Length: 35 minutes There…
The iconographic evidence for maritime activities in the Middle Ages
The iconographic evidence for maritime activities in the Middle Ages By Joe C. Flatman Current Science, Vol.86:9-10 (2004) Abstract: The analysis of maritime…
The Codex Manesse and the Discovery of Love at Heidelberg University
It was in the Hohenstaufen era that European literature turned its attention to the subject of courtly love, thus sparking off one of…
Meeting “reinvented our understanding of medical manuscripts” in the High Middle Ages
An international team of medieval scholars from the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, and Canada have made several important discoveries related…
British Library digitises Greek manuscripts
The British Library has digitised over a quarter of its Greek manuscripts (284 volumes) for the first time and made them freely available…
Medieval Manuscript held in the British Library to be returned to Italy
A 12th Century manuscript thought to have been lost during the chaos that followed the allied bombing of southern Italy in 1943 will…
Rare Medieval Bible bought by American University
A medieval Bible written in Oxford, England, around 1240, has been purchased by the University of South Carolina for $77 000. The small-sized…
Medievalists work to restore damaged 14th century manuscript
A team of medieval scholars are undertaking a project to restore a 14th century manuscript, which was had been badly damaged in the…
Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts on display at The Met
Two important medieval Hebrew manuscripts—a Mishneh Torah made between 1300 and 1400 in Germany and an illuminated leaf from a prayer book made…
Lost medieval bibles found at Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Complete microfilms of two early medieval Spanish Bibles dating from the 9th and 10th century that were damaged or destroyed during the Spanish…
Garima Gospels found to be oldest surviving Christian illustrated manuscripts
Radiocarbon testing has revealed that a pair of illustrated gospels kept in a remote monastery in Ethiopia may have been made as early…
Textus Roffensis: Law, Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England – conference at the University of Kent
A three-day conference on the Textus Roffensis, the priceless 12th century Rochester Cathedral manuscript which was named Britain’s ‘Hidden Treasure’ by the British…
Looking East and West : the reception and dissemination of the Topographia Hibernica and the Itinerarium ad partes Orientales in England [1185-c.1500]
Looking East and West : the reception and dissemination of the Topographia Hibernica and the Itinerarium ad partes Orientales in England [1185-c.1500] David,…
