Medieval manuscripts blog
The Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Blog is written by curators in the British Library's Department of History and Classics.
- Based in United Kingdom
- Roughly two posts per month
- First post on
Posts per month
| Month starting | Posts |
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| Oct 2022 | 4 |
| Nov 2022 | 6 |
| Dec 2022 | 4 |
| Jan 2023 | 11 |
| Feb 2023 | 11 |
| Mar 2023 | 10 |
| Apr 2023 | 8 |
| May 2023 | 6 |
| Jun 2023 | 0 |
| Jul 2023 | 1 |
| Aug 2023 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 1 |
| Oct 2023 | 4 |
| Nov 2023 | 0 |
| Dec 2023 | 1 |
| Jan 2024 | 0 |
| Feb 2024 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 5 |
| Apr 2024 | 1 |
| May 2024 | 0 |
Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.
Most recent posts
In medieval England, land was conventionally held in return for either rent (in the form of money or other items) or service (acts performed by one party to the other). These items could range from …
It's that time of year when we carry out our annual manuscripts weigh-in. The weighing of the Bedford Hours In keeping with tradition, teams work overnight to weigh every manuscript in our collection. They then …
One of the lesser known items at the British Library is a map of an army encampment of King Henry VIII (Cotton Roll XIII 41), probably dating to one of the invasions of northern France …