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		<title>The Vatican Library &#8211; The Pope&#8217;s Library</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the Pope is visiting, I thought I&#8217;d call attention to the Vatican Library Exhibit on the Library of Congress web site. It&#8217;s a very informative short history of Rome and the library with a gallery of book manuscripts including many that are illuminated. The history of the Vatican Library is a fascinating story and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2008/04/16/the-vatican-library-the-popes-library/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Illuminating the Medieval Hunt&#8221; at the Morgan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a unique and exciting opportunity for rare book lovers on view at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. Their illuminated book, Gaston Phoebus (1331–1391), Le Livre de la chasse, Paris, circa 1407, has been unbound to aid in the creation of a facsimile and the individual leaves are on display [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2008/04/02/illuminating-the-medieval-hunt-at-the-morgan/</link>
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		<title>Foundation Musick&#8217;s Monument</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes something is just cool. FOUNDATION MUSICK’S MONUMENT is cool. Here is how they describe themselves: The Stichting Musick’s Monument produces Historical Art Productions, partly in association with scholars from the Chair of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Pictures, music and text are integrated: You will hear music from the same period and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2008/03/31/foundation-musicks-monument/</link>
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		<title>The Museum of Biblical Art in New York City Exhibiting 50 Medieval artworks in &#8220;Realms of Faith: Medieval Art from the Walters Art Museum&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore has one of the premiere collections of Medieval Art in the United States. Fifty works from this splendid collection are on exhibit in the Museum of Biblical Art in New York City (MOBIA) through July 13 of 2008. From the Home News Tribune: In this exhibition, a selection of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A Tale of Two Manuscripts Reunited&#8221; &#8211; 14th Century Medieval Love Poem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two 14th Century love poems have been reunited at the University of Chicago. From their press release: The University of Chicago Library acquired a 14th-century manuscript of &#8220;Le Roman de la Rose,&#8221; or &#8220;The Romance of the Rose&#8221; &#8211; which scholars have referred to as the most popular medieval love poem &#8211; reuniting it after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2008/03/04/a-tale-of-two-manuscripts-reunited-14th-century-medieval-love-poem/</link>
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		<title>The Devil&#8217;s Bible or Codex Gigas Goes on Display September 20th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Devil&#8217;s Bible or Codex Gigas is the biggest medieval book in the world.  It has a fascinating history and legend.  It will be on public display for the first time in many years at the National Library of Sweden on September 20th. From The Prague Post: &#8230;legend holds that a monk was sentenced to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2007/09/13/the-devils-bible-or-codex-gigas-goes-on-display-september-20th/</link>
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		<title>Introduction to Manuscript Studies from Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A wonderful new book on medieval illuminated manuscipts is coming from Cornell University Press in October. Drs. Raymond Clemens (Illinois State University) and Timothy Graham (University of New Mexico) are publishing Introduction to Manuscript Studies which promises to become a must-have resource for anyone interested in the study of medieval calligraphy as well as those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2007/08/28/introduction-to-manuscript-studies-from-raymond-clemens-and-timothy-graham/</link>
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		<title>Medieval Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art Travel to the Ghetty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cleveland Museum of Art is the holder of many rare and beautiful medieval treasures including the Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain, shown on the left. If you are in southern California this fall, you will be able to view part of this collection at the J. Paul Ghetty Museum. From [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2007/08/22/medieval-treasures-from-the-cleveland-museum-of-art-travel-to-the-ghetty/</link>
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		<title>The Book of Kells in the News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There may be no more famous example of an illuminated manscript than the Book of Kells. While it is well known as one of the most beautiful surviving illuminated manscripts, surprisingly, very little is actually known about the manuscript and its origins. Finally, modern science will be used to learn more about this treasure. From [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2007/05/29/the-book-of-kells-in-the-news/</link>
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		<title>Poll Results &#8211; The 14th Century Black Death &#8211; Which Animal Survived Unscathed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Twenty-three votes were cast in the Scriptorium&#8217;s first poll. The question was about the 14th century plague popularly referred to as the Black Death. While we commonly think of the rat acting as a host for fleas and the plague bacillus, it was certainly not the only animal that carried the disease. Besides humans and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medievalscript.com/2007/05/06/poll-results-the-14th-century-black-death-which-animal-survived-unscathed-2/</link>
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