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A female doctor - Medieval manuscripts blog
A few months ago, when it was announced that Jodie Whitaker would be the new ‘Doctor Who’, we tweeted an image of a 1000-year-old school-book that anticipated this situation. It included a word for a ...
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Student Life in the 2nd Century CE
Some time around the turn of the 2nd century CE, a student – probably in Alexandria – wrote back to his father Theon to complain ...
"My neighbor built around my house & drove me out with blows. I held my peace, built a new house, but he drove me out with blows from this too. I beseech you to hear my plaint" 2200-year-old from a pe... View More
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A letter from the fifteenth-century gives the response from one woman to another.
Should I get married or become a writer? A medieval answer - Medievalists.net
And so, my Alessandra, you are uncertain whether to dedicate yourself to the Muses of to a Man?
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Oldest surviving Maya book declared authentic | CBC News
An ancient Maya pictographic text penned almost 1,000 years ago has been judged authentic, making it the oldest confirmed pre-Hispanic document.
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13th-century prayerbook goes on display for first time in 30 years - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
The Worms Mahzor, written in two volumes, was actually produced in Nuremberg, but taken by Jews of the city to Worms in the Rhine Valley following persecution in their home town.
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There once was a weaver’s son who was born under highly auspicious stars + would do nothing but study history and science. Meanwhile, there was a prince who was interested only in smithing... Find out... View More
Magical manuscripts in the Spellbound exhibition - Medieval manuscripts blog
The exhibition Spellbound: Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft is now open at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Among the other exhibits, it features a selection of spellbinding manuscripts on loan from the Brit...
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#OTD 700 (St Bartholomew's Day), St Guthlac established a hermitage on the island of Crowland. There, he fought demons + advised royalty
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#OTD 700 (St Bartholomew's Day), St Guthlac established a hermitage on the island of Crowland. There, he fought demons + advised royalty
http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2016/04/the-tripping-s... View More
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#OTD 700 (St Bartholomew's Day), St Guthlac established a hermitage on the island of Crowland. There, he fought demons + advised royalty
http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2016/04/the-tripping-s... View More
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