Manuscripts – Page 3

15 Jan 20185 Aug 2018 thijsporck Exeter Book, Old English poetry, Widsith

A Burgundian king in an Old English poem: The Germanic past in Widsith

What is a fifth-century Burgundian king doing in an Anglo-Saxon poem? Learn more about Gundahari (d. 437)

25 Dec 20175 Aug 2018 thijsporck Art, Benedictional of St Æthelwold, Bury St Edmunds Psalter, Eadwine Psalter, Franks Casket, Missal of Robert of Jumièges, Old English

Adoring the Magi in early medieval England

Learn more about how early medieval English artists depicted the Adoration of the Magi!

30 Oct 20175 Aug 2018 thijsporck BL, Cotton Tiberius A.iii, BL, Royal 5 E XI, Lambeth Psalter, Lindisfarne Gospels, Manuscripts, Old English, Vespasian Psalter

Reading between the lines in early medieval England: Old English interlinear glosses

Old English between the lines! Find out more about dot glosses, paving letters and the mysterious 'scratched glosses'.

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!

19 Jun 201731 Dec 2018 thijsporck Lindisfarne Gospels, Manuscripts

Parchment and Parliament: Vellum making headlines

Over the last two years, parchment has proven to be a contentious issue in the UK Parliament. This blog post reconstructs a debate about parchment in the UK House of Commons in April 2016.

12 Jun 20174 Aug 2018 thijsporck Manuscripts

Scribal complaints: Early medieval English copyists and their colophons

"God helpe minum handum" - God help my hands. Making manuscripts was hard work, as these early medieval English colophons reveal.

15 May 20174 Aug 2018 thijsporck Manuscripts

Anglo-Saxon Cryptography: Secret Writing in Early Medieval England

In the early Middle Ages, scribes developed techniques to encode their messages. Learn more about Anglo-Saxon cryptography and early medieval encryption. Q:·:|⋮ SCR⋮PS⋮T :·:|⋮|:·:|·T :T Q:·: L:G·T L:T:T:·:R

1 May 20171 Jul 2020 thijsporck Art, Barberini Gospels, Bayeux Tapestry, Harley Psalter, Junius Manuscript, Old English Hexateuch

Anglo-Saxon obscenities: Explicit art from early medieval England

From the Bayeux Tapestry erection to well-endowed figurines of Woden, naked devils and a sinner pulling not just at his beard. This blog post is full of Anglo-Saxon obscenities!

10 Apr 20174 Aug 2018 thijsporck Beowulf, Daily life, Decapitation, Old English Hexateuch, Saints, The Last Kingdom (BBC)

Heads on sticks: Decapitation and impalement in early medieval England

A good way to keep out unwanted visitors and an inspiration to authors and artists: decapitation and impalement in Anglo-Saxon England.

2 Jan 201731 Dec 2018 thijsporck Daily life, Domesday Book

Anglo-Saxon bynames: Old English nicknames from the Domesday Book

From Humphrey 'Golden-bollocks' to Alwy 'Beetle-beard' - this blog post deals with the remarkable bynames found for individuals mentioned in the Domesday Book.