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Start the day with some tiny, cute little initials from a 12th-century William of Malmesbury's *Deeds of the Kings of the English*!
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This manuscript is discussed in Chantry Westwell's article on the legend of #KingArthur
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And it's also in Jaakko Tahkokallio's article on early medieval historians!
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Since I can't resist an #AdventCalendar, I'm going to try to do an alphabet from Anglo-Saxon manuscripts from now until Christmas. First up:
A is for 'appropinquabat' (approached). From a prayerbook that was owned-- and possibly made-- by women blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…
A is for 'appropinquabat' (approached). From a prayerbook that was owned-- and possibly made-- by women blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…
B is for beatus (blessed). From a Psalter made about 1000 years ago (Arundel MS 155, f. 12r).
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You can see a video showing how to make this page-- from cutting your quills to gilding-- thanks to @LovettPatricia bl.uk/medieval-engli…
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C is for 'cantate' (chant! or sing!) We can see how an 11th-century scribe translated this word, in an Old English gloss just above the Latin: 'Singath!'
From a fabulous mid-11th-century Psalter:
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From a fabulous mid-11th-century Psalter:
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