Category Archives: Jenny Weston

By Jenny Weston (My apologies if you received an e-mail with an unfinished version of this post a few days ago— A case of hitting the wrong button while writing)!  The holidays are upon us! During this festive season, we can … Continue reading →

By Jenny Weston When a person looked up at the night sky in the Middle Ages, what did he think about? Could he find meaning in the stars? Or did he simply appreciate the divine chaos of the cosmos? To … Continue reading →

By Jenny Weston Overlooking the coast of Normandy, on a rather imposing hilltop, there sits the small town of Avranches. Despite the town’s quiet and rather tranquil ambiance, Avranches might be considered one of the richest ‘points of entry’ into … Continue reading →

By Jenny Weston Despite my love for all manuscripts, I admit that I harbor particular enthusiasm for the curiously tantalizing ‘medieval medical manuscript’. Whether they contain graphic (and often strangely disconcerting) diagrams of the human body, morbid images of people covered … Continue reading →

By Jenny Weston Manuscript doodles—the small sketches often found in the margins of manuscripts—are always a welcome treat when looking through a medieval book. Despite the fact that manuscripts were written entirely by hand, the doodle is somehow a more … Continue reading →

by Jenny Weston Canada doesn’t have a medieval history like Europe. Sure Canada was ‘there’ in the medieval period, but there were no knights, castles, jousting competitions, pointy shoes, or manuscripts. Despite this lack of a national medieval history, Canadians … Continue reading →

by Jenny Weston Two weeks ago, the project team was thrilled to hear that Leiden University will offer a month-long trial subscription to the Parker Library on the Web. For one (glorious) month, we have been granted full access to … Continue reading →