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Medieval Female Scribes Were Far More Common Than Previously Thought. At Least 110,000 Medieval Manuscripts Were Copied by Women
For centuries, the image of a monk hunched over a desk, painstakingly copying manuscripts by candlelight, has dominated our ...
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Comedic history found in sobering tale of medieval scribe’s private library
An amateur scribe, Heege copied out several books and built up his own personal library of medieval comedy. Most of the stories in Heege’s collection riff on other popular tales from the time, but one ...
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Calligraphy, Art, Dragons and Trolls: University of Toronto Press and the British Library’s Co-Publications Offer Connections to the Past and Inspire Creativity
University of Toronto Press and the British Library today announced co-publication of a new art history book, The Art of the ...