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Posts tagged with Medieval Manuscripts in Blog Beyond the Reading Room

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Upper part of Mich. Ms. f. 14r. Leaf fragment containing Hrabanus Maurus' De rerum naturis, 14, 27. Parchment. 210 x 150 mm. Spain. 14th c. Special Collections Research Center (University of Michigan Library)
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  • Pablo Alvarez
Puzzling out Hrabanus Maurus' Encyclopedia: A Manuscript Tale
When searching for manuscripts of Hrabanus Maurus' medieval encyclopedia De rerum naturis (On the Natures of Things) in the database Digital Scriptorium, I came across a leaf fragment held at Columbia University Libraries (Plimpton MS 128 ) which, in terms of its handwriting and style of illumination, was clearly connected to a leaf fragment held at the University of Michigan Library (Mich. Ms. f. 14).
Paper with strokes of brightly colored pigments, dishes with paints and brushes, arranged on a table
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  • Marieka Kaye
Re-Creating the Medieval Palette : A workshop with Cheryl Porter
In early April, we welcomed conservator and researcher Cheryl Porter to campus for a lecture and 3-day workshop. In this post, Marieka Kaye (U-M Library Head of Conservation & Book Repair) offers us an overview of the workshop which explored the colors used by artists working in the Islamic and European traditions of the medieval era.