A study provides new insights into the many overlooked women scribes who wrote manuscripts in the Middle Ages.
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Medieval Female Scribes Were Far More Common Than Previously Thought. At Least 110,000 Medieval Manuscripts Were Copied by WomenThe vast majority of female scribes remain anonymous. Many likely worked in convents or lay workshops, their contributions ...
A treasured bible illustrated by a medieval master around 775 years ago has gone on public display for the first time – in the city where it was created. The Sarum Master Bible can now be seen at ...
A key study, paving the way for the investigations of CHARM, is just hot off the press! The Palette of the Medieval North – a non-invasive investigation of the colourants of ten fragments from ...
"He is holding a quill pen and a pen knife, exactly as a medieval scribe." The money for the bible was raised by Friends of the Nations' Libraries, external, after Dr Dutton spotted it for sale at ...
Dr Dutton does have a favourite decorated initial letter, one from the Book of Revelation: "The initial capital A shows the author - St John - depicted as a medieval scribe. He is hold a quill pen and ...
An ancient bible thought to be more than 700-years-old and illustrated by a medieval master is on public display for the first time in the place it was created. The Sarum Master Bible can now be ...
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