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…
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Look at that cover. So metal. So much bling. The extensive metal fittings on this fifteenth-century German Office of the Dead are what first catch…
The Hargrett Hours’s French prayer that runs from folios 54r through 55v (and which I will refer to as “Tres piteux sire”) has been one…
One thing we can be certain of is that medieval society was absolutely obsessed with death. Be it the avoidance of purgatory, or a veneration…
Note: This post was co-authored by Mikaela LaFave and Katharine Lech. If you, our dear reader, have been following along, you’ll know that a group…
By: Georgia Earley As discussed here, each member of our class was asked to ‘adopt a manuscript’ this semester. When I heard about this assignment,…
Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve always wondered where the prayers in Books of Hours come from. When we talk about them in class, I…
We’re lucky at UGA to have a number of medieval bindings in our collections; both the Spanish Gradual and the book of canon law are…
I’m interested in my research to find if there is a specific reason for repetition in books of hours and Catholic prayers from the…
Looking at a piece of art can be a stimulating experience in that it can take you to another place in time or lead you…