Tag Archives: Script

My Week of Lecturing in Oxford

Posted on February 28, 2014 by medievalfragments

By Erik Kwakkel (@erik_kwakkel) It is the evening of Thursday 27 February, 2014, and at the moment I am sitting in The White Horse being stared at by Inspector Morse, who frequented this pub back in the day – and who seems … Continue reading →

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Bernhard Bischoff on the Study of Medieval Script

Posted on December 13, 2013 by medievalfragments

By David Ganz Editorial note – David Ganz is Visiting Professor of Palaeography at the University of Notre Dame and a Research Associate of Darwin College, University of Cambridge. His guest blog summarises a much-overlooked publication by Bernhard Bischoff (d. … Continue reading →

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Reading Medieval Script: Three (not-so) Easy Steps!

Posted on July 26, 2013 by medievalfragments

By Jenny Weston Medieval manuscripts are often beautiful to look at. With their strange letter-forms, their often gold-plated initials, and their aged parchment, they inevitably spark a sense of curiosity and awe. They can also be complex and mystifying. Almost … Continue reading →

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The Boring, Ugly, and Unimportant – Biases in Manuscript Research

Posted on July 12, 2013 by medievalfragments

By Jenneka Janzen As I carry out my dissertation research, I’ve spent some time thinking about the role aesthetics play in which manuscripts are studied, and which ones are deemed too boring, unimportant, or ugly to attract interest. Certainly, it … Continue reading →

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Malcolm B. Parkes, Palaeographer (1930-2013)

Posted on June 6, 2013 by medievalfragments

By David Ganz David Ganz is Visiting Professor of Palaeography at the University of Notre Dame and a Research Associate of Darwin College Cambridge. Malcolm Parkes, FSA, died on 10 May 2013 at the age of eighty-three. He had been … Continue reading →

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