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Philobiblon Philobiblon Richard de Bury The Philobiblon is a collection of essays concerning the acquisition, preservation, and organization of books written by the mediaeval bibliophile Richard de Bury shortly before his death in 1345. Wr… OL1092808W
Itinerarium Itinerarium Sir John Mandeville 227, [1] p. : 22 cm OL1130830W
The transformations of magic The transformations of magic Frank F. Klaassen "Explores two principal genres of illicit learned magic in late Medieval manuscripts: image magic, which could be interpreted and justified in scholastic terms, and ritual magic, which could not"--Pr… OL16726759W
The unburied The unburied Charles Palliser A historical sleuth in Victorian England solves an 11th century murder by reading manuscripts in a cathedral library. While there, a real-life murder occurs and he turns sleuth, but his sleuthing is … OL17736366W
Libro de la montería Libro de la montería Alfonso,King of Castile and Leon Alfonso XI,Dennis P. Seniff xlvi, 154 p., [13] p. of plates : 29 cm OL19175034W
The heretic's creed The heretic's creed Fiona Buckley Ursula Blanchard must acquire a mysterious medieval manuscript in the latest enthralling historical adventure. February, 1577. Sir William Cecil has a dangerous new mission for Ursula Blanchard. He h… OL20045904W
The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. III The Southern Version of Cursor Mundi, Vol. III Henry J. Stauffenberg The medieval poem <i>Cursor Mundi</i> is a biblical verse account of the history of the world, offering a chronological overview of salvation history from Creation to Doomsday. Originating in norther… OL20932560W
Scribal Correction and Literary Craft Scribal Correction and Literary Craft Daniel Wakelin xviii, 345 pages ; 24 cm OL21082885W
Medieval Folk Astronomy and Agriculture in Arabia and the Yemen Medieval Folk Astronomy and Agriculture in Arabia and the Yemen Daniel Martin Varisco This work provides a combination of ethnographic fieldwork among highland Yemeni farmers with an extensive study of medieval Arabic manuscripts on folk astronomy and agriculture. The opening articles… OL2679156W
Valère Maxime en français à la fin du Moyen Âge Valère Maxime en français à la fin du Moyen Âge Dubois, Anne (Art historian) "Dans la seconde moitié du XVe siècle, de nombreux textes latins furent traduits en langue vernaculaire en France. C'est le cas des Facta et dicta memorabilia de Valère Maxime dont la traduction fut … OL28591528W
Bodleian Library, MS Fairfax 16 Bodleian Library, MS Fairfax 16 Bodleian Library. ca. 750 p. : 29 cm OL2866263W
The text of the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon England The text of the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon England Richard Marsden xix, 506 pages, Ix pages of plates : 23 cm OL3506374W
Troilus and Criseyde Troilus and Criseyde Geoffrey Chaucer A 1932 translation into modern English of a text written by Chaucer in c.1385, the story being set in Classical Antiquity around 800 B.C. and being a love story concerning its two principal character… OL531509W
The Pierpont Morgan Library manuscript M.817 The Pierpont Morgan Library manuscript M.817 Geoffrey Chaucer xxix, 120 p. ; 29 cm OL531594W
The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales John E. Cunningham,Geoffrey Chaucer A collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly in verse, although some are in prose) are told as part of a story-telling conte… OL531767W
Astrology in medieval manuscripts Astrology in medieval manuscripts Sophie Page "The art of predicting earthly events from the movements of the stars and planets exerts an enduring fascination. Medieval astrologers were sometimes feared as magicians, said to be in league with de… OL5879266W
Absent narratives, manuscript textuality, and literary structure in late medieval England Absent narratives, manuscript textuality, and literary structure in late medieval England Elizabeth Scala "Absent Narratives, Manuscript Textuality, and Literary Structure in Late Medieval England is a book about the defining difference between medieval and modern stories. In chapters devoted to the majo… OL5956293W
Music in medieval manuscripts Music in medieval manuscripts Nicolas Bell "Music was an important element of cultural life throughout the Middle Ages. Most of our knowledge of medieval music comes from surviving manuscripts, almost all of them connected in some way with th… OL5999414W
Handwriting Handwriting E. A. Lowe This thin book by world-famous scholar E. A. Lowe contains a world of excellent information. It is simply the best short introduction to manuscripts, that is, books before the printing press. Written… OL6152387W
Even higher Even higher Barbara Cohen A skeptical visitor to the village of Nemirov finds out where its rabbi really goes during the Jewish New Year, when the villagers claim he goes to heaven to speak to God. OL646009W
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