Starting a Bifolium
What is a bifolium you ask? The British Library online glossary defines a bifolium as” A sheet of writing support material (generally PARCHMENT during the Middle Ages) folded in half […]
Category Archives: Codicology
Manuscript Scavenger Hunt? Second in a series.
In the previous post I discussed the Digital Scriptorum and DMMap. This post will cover additional resources. British Library. The British Library is a world class resource for a large […]
What were the colored inks used for?
This is a question I received via messenger on Facebook. The question is simple and the answer can be too. But, to give a good answer takes up more space […]
Redoing Scroll Lining
It was time to redo the scroll lining. The text block area was just fine so I didn’t need to redo the entire layout just the lines. If you will […]
A look at the writing of the MAGNA GLOSSATURA IN PSALMOST
As I mentioned in my post of June 23, 2013 in the Lilly Library this manuscript is shelfmarked as Ricketts 20. Written in the very early part of the 13th century […]
Magna Glossatura in Psalmost
In the Lilly Library this manuscript is shelfmarked as Ricketts 20. Written in the very early part of the 13th century in Germany most likely in Weissenau. This is not […]
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