Author: A Scholarly Skater
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The Hours of Catherine of Cleves – Day 27
The Hours of Catherine of Cleves is a book of hours that’s supposedly the greatest Dutch illuminated manuscript ever. It’s now at the Morgan Library in NY.
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The Morgan Library Crusader Bible – Day 26
The Morgan Library Crusader Bible is a medieval illuminated Bible with tons and tons of illustrations. See some of them in this post.
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Lapidaries – Day 25
Lapidaries are medieval manuscripts about gemstones and other minerals, which were believed to have all kinds of meanings and significances.
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Gargoyles and Grotesques of St. Denys, Aswarby, Lincolnshire
This square-ish fellow kind of reminds me of an early video game creature. When I went to get the image link, I noticed it was titled “Hunky Punk”, which I thought was interesting. I googled the term and discovered that “hunky punk” is a term specifically used in Somerset, England to describe grotesques (never true…
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Weird Manuscripts – Day 24
Discover a selection of noteworthy medieval illuminated manuscripts with unusual shapes, strange imagery, and more.
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Heart-Shaped Books – Day 23
Browse a selection of cordiform books (medieval illuminated manuscripts shaped like hearts) in this wildly-popular post.
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Visigothic Script – Day 22
Scripts in medieval manuscripts were like fonts; they were different styles of writing the same letters. Learn about one type of script with a cool name.
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Medieval Pattern Books – Day 21
Medieval pattern books were quite a bit like pattern books today. They showed scripts, images, and decorative patterns for craftsmen to use in their work.
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St. Cuthbert’s Gospel – Day 20
Read about an early medieval English illuminated manuscript associated with Saint Cuthbert, an important British monastic figure.
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Non-European Medieval – Day 19
Europe was far from the only place to make incredible medieval illuminated manuscripts. Find out about great manuscripts from elsewhere in the world.
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What in the World? – Day 18
This post is dedicated to the weird and wonderful images in medieval illuminated manuscripts. Trust me, there’s plenty of material to choose from here.
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The Book of Durrow – Day 17
The Book of Durrow is a 7th-century Irish illuminated manuscript with lots of decoration. Think of it as a precursor to the more famous Book of Kells.
