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== Period Manuscripts == |
== Period Manuscripts == |
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In [[period]] many manuscripts were produced on [[vellum]]. Their production stopped, for the large part, with the invention of the [[Printing Press]]. |
In [[period]] many manuscripts were produced on [[vellum]] or [[parchment]]. Their production stopped, for the large part, with the invention of the [[Printing Press]]. |
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== Manuscripts in the SCA == |
== Manuscripts in the SCA == |
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* The [[Hours of the Duke of Anjou]] |
* The [[Hours of the Duke of Anjou]] |
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==Online Manuscripts== |
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A great many medieval manuscripts are now being digitised and are available in varous places across the internet (usually museums and libraries). Some manuscripts available in this way are or are available at: |
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*The Digital Scriptorium, http://www.scriptorium.columbia.edu/ a multi-institutional collection |
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*Getty Museum http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/collection_types/c2033122.html |
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*Netherlands National Library http://www.kb.nl/kb/manuscripts/search/index.html |
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*British library http://prodigi.bl.uk/illcat/welcome.htm |
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*[[Aberdeen Bestiary]] |
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*[[Oxford images online]] |
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*Utterecht Psalter [[http://www.bildindex.de/rx/apsisa.dll/init?sid={3e28d04b-4aa1-4f8d-8aac-7761021db9d7}&cnt=54230&%3Asysprotocol=http%3A&%3Asysbrowser=dom&%3Alang=de&]] |
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== Internal Links== |
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''See Also:'' |
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* [[Illumination]] |
* [[Illumination]] |
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* [[Scribe]] |
* [[Scribe]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Manuscript|The wikipedia article on Manuscipts]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Manuscript|The wikipedia article on Manuscipts]] |
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[[category:artefact (medieval)]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 27 March 2009
A manuscript (Latin manu scriptus meaning "written by hand"), strictly speaking, is any written document that is put down by hand, in contrast to being printed or reproduced some other way.
Period Manuscripts
In period many manuscripts were produced on vellum or parchment. Their production stopped, for the large part, with the invention of the Printing Press.
Manuscripts in the SCA
The production of Manuscripts is widely practiced in the SCA with many people devoting a lot of time to the production of elaborate Illuminations.
Famous Manuscripts
Some famous manuscripts include:
Online Manuscripts
A great many medieval manuscripts are now being digitised and are available in varous places across the internet (usually museums and libraries). Some manuscripts available in this way are or are available at:
- The Digital Scriptorium, http://www.scriptorium.columbia.edu/ a multi-institutional collection
- Getty Museum http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/collection_types/c2033122.html
- Netherlands National Library http://www.kb.nl/kb/manuscripts/search/index.html
- British library http://prodigi.bl.uk/illcat/welcome.htm
- Aberdeen Bestiary
- Oxford images online
- Utterecht Psalter [[1]]
Internal Links
See Also:
