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* [[The Book of Kells]] |
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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 (usuall museums and libraries). Some manuscripts available in this way are: |
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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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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 15:35, 6 November 2004
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. 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 (usuall museums and libraries). Some manuscripts available in this way are:
- http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/collection_types/c2033122.html
- http://www.kb.nl/kb/manuscripts/search/index.html
- http://prodigi.bl.uk/illcat/welcome.htm
- Aberdeen Bestiary
- Oxford images online
