BL, Royal 8 C III – Thijs Porck

5 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 thijsporck Bamberg, Staatsbibiliothek, Patr. 87, BL, Cotton Claudius A.iii, BL, Royal 8 C III, Bodleian Library, Douce 140, Manuscripts, Missionaries

Triangular texts in three manuscripts from early medieval England

Why did some Anglo-Saxon manuscripts have triangular texts? And where did they get this idea from?

29 Sep 201731 Dec 2018 thijsporck BL, Royal 8 C III, Manuscripts

Word processing in early medieval England: Browsing British Library, Royal MS 8 C III

It may not have the greatest illumination, but this Anglo-Saxon manuscript is unique in how it deals with the layout of its pages, including triangular text!