Early bibles, medieval manuscripts and artwork by Bob Dylan and Damien Hirst. These were some of the items on sale at York National Book Fair which returned to the Racecourse today (September 16).
In 1217, a German monk looked to the starry southwest sky and noticed a normally faint star shining with unusual intensity. It continued to blaze for several days. Abbott Burchard, the leader of ...
De Hamel (Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts) takes an expansive look at the history of creating and collecting ancient and medieval manuscripts since the 11th century. He profiles generations ...
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If you’ve ever played the video game “Skyrim” or watched a Monty Python sketch, you’ve probably encountered medieval minstrels, performers who entertained audiences with stories, songs and ...
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Jeff Himler Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 7:01 a.m. | Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 7:01 a.m. Some dragons popped up in the latest summer course led by history instructor William Campbell and two colleagues ...
A review of Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age by Dennis Duncan. As a reader, do I march through this morass start to finish? Or thumb to the ...
When did Britain get its sense of humour? New evidence suggests that Britons were game for a gag as early as medieval times. A manuscript from the 15th century, decrypted by University of Cambridge ...
Paris and Helen, c1406, illustration from L'Epistre Othea by Christine de Pisan, from the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images To "doodle" means ...
A record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15th-century manuscript, giving the “rarest glimpse of a medieval world rich in oral storytelling and popular entertainments”.
