Conversations about manuscripts digitisation seem to me often determined by the perspective from which such projects are viewed.
Codex Nitriensis
We owe to this event the partial survival of several older copies of Greek works, since Simeon reused parchment sheets from which Greek text had been scraped or washed off to copy the treatise against Joannes Grammaticus of Caesarea by the author Severus of Antioch.
We owe to this event the partial survival of several older copies of Greek works, since Simeon reused parchment sheets from which Greek text had been scraped or washed off to copy the treatise against Joannes Grammaticus of Caesarea by the author Severus of Antioch.
Which Manuscripts Should We Digitise?
We all want access to free digital resources, but creating them is tempered by a series of practical considerations.
We all want access to free digital resources, but creating them is tempered by a series of practical considerations.
Vatican Library to Digitise 80,000 Manuscripts
I am naturally very excited about the news.
I am naturally very excited about the news.
The Oldest Valentine?
The first letter is on display until 3 April 2011 in the British Library's Evolving English exhibition.
The first letter is on display until 3 April 2011 in the British Library’s Evolving English exhibition.
Not Just Pretty Faces
The Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts contains descriptions and images of the most lavishly illustrated and decorated manuscripts in the British Library's collections.
The Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts contains descriptions and images of the most lavishly illustrated and decorated manuscripts in the British Library’s collections.
Using Our Medieval Manuscripts
The British Library is one of the world's greatest research libraries. It currently holds an estimated 14 million books, together with vast numbers of manuscripts, newspapers, maps, stamps and sound recordings.
The British Library is one of the world’s greatest research libraries. It currently holds an estimated 14 million books, together with vast numbers of manuscripts, newspapers, maps, stamps and sound recordings.
Changes in the Treasures Gallery
In one display case are three examples of medieval Bible picture books, manuscripts that offer (as the name suggests) substantial illuminations to illustrate Biblical stories. These were often created for the laity or for use as teaching aids.
In one display case are three examples of medieval Bible picture books, manuscripts that offer (as the name suggests) substantial illuminations to illustrate Biblical stories. These were often created for the laity or for use as teaching aids.
Royal Weddings From Royal Manuscripts
Medieval royal marriages, in contrast, were typically political alliances that resulted from cold diplomatic calculations rather than being unions of love.
Medieval royal marriages, in contrast, were typically political alliances that resulted from cold diplomatic calculations rather than being unions of love.
Drawing a Blank: An Attempt to Save the Life of Charles I?
Leafing through Harley MS 6988, it would be easy to flick past an unobtrusive empty page towards the end of the manuscript. Upon closer inspection, however, this ‘blank’ may be one of the central documents of the trial and execution of King Charles I in 1649.
Leafing through Harley MS 6988, it would be easy to flick past an unobtrusive empty page towards the end of the manuscript. Upon closer inspection, however, this ‘blank’ may be one of the central documents of the trial and execution of King Charles I in 1649.
John Bagford, Bibliophile or Biblioclast?
Some medieval manuscripts survive only in fragmentary form. Modern libraries have a duty to preserve both complete manuscripts and the fragments of other books that have been partially lost.
Some medieval manuscripts survive only in fragmentary form. Modern libraries have a duty to preserve both complete manuscripts and the fragments of other books that have been partially lost.
Coppie the Words but Burne This Paper
What indiscreet or seditious words might be revealed?
What indiscreet or seditious words might be revealed?
The Lindisfarne Gospels: Turning Over a New leaf
Fans of the Lindisfarne Gospels will be excited to hear that we have just turned the page, so you can now see a new opening on display in the British Library's Treasures Gallery.
Fans of the Lindisfarne Gospels will be excited to hear that we have just turned the page, so you can now see a new opening on display in the British Library’s Treasures Gallery.
How to Survive Halloween
On All Hallow’s Eve, also known as Halloween, witches are often said to congregate at Sabbaths.
On All Hallow’s Eve, also known as Halloween, witches are often said to congregate at Sabbaths.