A few of the many treasures we viewed at today’s workshop on medieval at .

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Worship manifests as acts of devotion;
Monks illuminate manuscripts,
Merchants patronize the arts,
I conjured dark magicks to be wielded by Acolytes of Death
It will be in your hands soon, I hope my tribute is worthy

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Our June & auction is now online, featuring a fine & rare set of 24 globe gores for a 42 inch terrestrial globe by & much more! View the full sale catalogue here: https://t.co/OvgSellzLq

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The installation of our next exhibition, Thai Buddhist Tales, (opening 14th June) is underway! The folding manuscripts are supported on bespoke cradles, with soft polythene tape to hold them gently in place

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This is Humfrey Wanley, who looked after the Harley library in the 18th century. We are now starting to create new descriptions of the Harley manuscripts, building on the pioneering efforts of Wanley and other scholars https://t.co/rmyEZqWuEV

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Thinking 3D 🧠 A new exhibition at tells the story of three-dimensional communication using some of the Bodleian Libraries’ finest books, manuscripts, prints and drawings: https://t.co/7nlGUyfptZ

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Details from the binding of a Deccani Muntakhab-i from Sikakol ( In 23) for Conserved by in 2010 for obvious reasons!

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Cave 464, one of the most fascinating Buddhist chapels at Dunhuang, yielded a large corpus of Uygur manuscripts, movable types &inscriptions, along with materials in other languages. It was rebuilt in 14th c to bury a Mongol princess & used by Uygur monks to produce printed books

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It's time to explore our new medieval manuscripts website.

What's not to like?

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The original design is held by the William Morris Gallery. It was famously inspired by the garden at Red House, which featured rose trellises inspired by medieval manuscripts. Philip Webb, Morris's friend and the architect of Red House, drew in the birds.

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It's today! And we love the images of bats that can be found in Samuel Richard Tickell's (1809-1875) illustrated This is one of our favourites, but all the bat images are lovely, so keep your eyes peeled for more later!

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With more than 5.000 items from images, drawings, manuscripts, and books of plants, flowers, seeds and more, our botany collection is a genuinely inspiring content for our Discover more https://t.co/V6vomHgNJw

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Highlights of the highlights of linked within the article https://t.co/fjU9SkIdMh

Advanced quizz: who recognizes the manuscripts from these details?

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Before correction tape & typewriters existed, authors used straight pins to edit their manuscripts. In editing her own work, Jane Austen would use straight pins to affix her changes to the page. Such a painstaking process to give readers such an incredible gift!

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remember i read 36 years back. Written by 3rd-4th BCE. All his works were lost. but in Kerala few manuscripts found, as in they perform He predates his 13(or 14) plays r revived

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Let's jazz the Lindisfarne Gospels (, Cotton MS nero D) up with some nice neon greens and purples! 💜💚🧡

Gorgeous 19th century copy by Henry Shaw (In: 'Illuminated Ornaments, selected from Manuscripts and early printed books,’ with text by Sir Frederic Madden, 1833)

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Sponsored > Writers, submit your full-length manuscripts to the Contests in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Win publication, $1,000 advance, and a $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote your book. DL June 30. https://t.co/0CK0rxnX9Z with

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