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Archive for April, 2007Medieval Scribe, John Myronas, a 13th Century Parchment RecyclerThursday, April 26th, 2007Yet another layer of history has been discovered in a Christian prayer book attributed to John Myronas. The most recent discovery is the third layer of text discovered in this recycled 13th century manuscript. In 2002, modern multi-sectional and multi-spectral imaging methods discovered greek writings from the 4th century. An article in the National Geographic [...] The Bedford and Sobieski Books of Hours Now on Display at the British LibraryMonday, April 16th, 2007The Bedford Book of Hours is going to be on display at the British Library next week. This is one of the most magnificent illuminated manuscripts in the world. It dates from the early 15th century and every single page in the over 500 hundred page book of hours is illustrated. The illustrations and illuminations [...] Poll Results: The 14th Century Black Death – Which Animal Survived Unscathed?Sunday, April 1st, 2007 |
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