The Juvenal manuscript from the Les Enluminures collection is a bit of an outlier, both in its historical context and in the condition we found…
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If you’re like me, then the task of approaching a medieval manuscript like the Constance Psalter from Southern Germany is a daunting one. Apart from…
From the beginning of my journey in medieval literature with Dr. Camp, I’ve been intrigued by the uniquity of manuscripts. One of the most impactful…
What to Expect When You Expect Ink It is easy to get caught up in medieval manuscripts’ vibrant, devotional illuminations. However, one component might get…
King David is my favorite Old Testament man, so naturally, after flipping through Les Enluminures’ Dutch Book of Hours, it was impossible for me to…
What is Verdigris? It’s funny when a color won’t stay one color. Verdigris was the first green my group, Team Green, chose to make for…
Introduction Chances are, you’ve probably never been inside the caves of Afghanistan. But if you’ve gone caving in the video game Minecraft, you might have…
The Constance Psalter from Southern Germany is a quirky manuscript to say the least. From dragons to defaced saints, the manuscript certainly does not disappoint.…
Leather! Parchment! Gold! Red! Blue! Bunnies! Fancy-old-looking-script-I-can’t-read-because-it’s-in-Latin! The Sermons of Nicholas of Gorran is a codex full of wonder for both the new and seasoned…
Let’s Jump into Lakes
When dipping our brushes into medieval pigments, we should familiarize ourselves with a common form of pigments, the lake. Lakes are an organic pigment made…