Parker Library, CCCC MS 41

26 Oct 202026 Oct 2020 thijsporck BL, Cotton Faustina A.ix, Blickling Homilies, Manuscripts, Parker Library, CCCC MS 41, Vercelli Book

“Men þa leofestan!” Manuscript variations of an Old English formula

"Men þa leofestan!" This blog post deals with the ways in which a very common Old English phrase was differentiated by early medieval English scribes.

27 Jul 2020 thijsporck Bede, Beowulf, Medievalism, Parker Library, CCCC MS 41

From Bede (731) to BONE (1991-2004): A sparrow’s flight through the ages

This blog post looks at how Bede's famous parable of the sparrow was reused in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.