This category includes collections of digitized manuscripts and individual manuscripts that contain Old English. It also includes introductions to manuscripts, studies of manuscripts, descriptions of manuscripts and manuscript art, glossaries of manuscript terms, and bibliographies about manuscripts.
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A survey of Anglo-Saxon art that includes considerable discussion of Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscripts. From Wikipedia.
Describes a large number of items related to Anglo-Saxon England, mainly manuscripts but also jewelry, carved stone, and other objects. Each description gives background information about the author, work, or manuscript and displays images from the manuscript.
An annotated list of studies of Anglo-Saxon manuscript illumination. Only the "General Overviews" section is accessible without a subscription. An Oxford Bibliography compiled by Catherine E. Karkov.
A compilation of manuscripts that contain Old English. By Damian Fleming.
A collection of digitized manuscripts from various countries and time periods. Includes manuscripts that contain Old English or the Latin of the Old English period. Use the search engine to find manuscripts that contain a particular author or work.
A collection of digitized manuscripts from various countries and time periods. Includes manuscripts that contain Old English or the Latin of the Old English period. Use the search engine to find manuscripts that contain a particular author or work.
A collection of digitized manuscripts from various countries and time periods. Includes manuscripts that contain Old English or the Latin of the Old English period. Use the search engine to find manuscripts that contain a particular author or work.
This manuscript contains six Old English poems: Andreas, Fates of the Apostles, Soul and Body I, Homiletic Fragment I, Dream of the Rood, and Elene. It also contains the so-called Vercelli Homilies. For each text, the manuscript folios are displayed on the left side of the window, and the transcriptions are displayed on the right side of the window. Work in progress.
A lecture by Sally Dormer. Describes the types of drawings in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and shows the chronological development of drawing techniques. Argues that drawings were a highly regarded, highly skilled form of manuscript illustration, not just a cheap substitute for illumination. You can read the transcript of the lecture, or watch a video, or download all the plates.
The manuscript contains a large number of Old English poems, including such famous works as the Seafarer, the Wanderer, and the Riddles. This digital copy lets you view high-resolution images of every poem in the manuscript. Includes an introduction.
A comprehensive glossary of terms used to describe manuscripts. Many of the definitions include manuscript images that illustrate the term. From the British Library.
Defines terms used in manuscript studies. From the Folger Library.
A lengthy and detailed Wikipedia article on the history and techniques of manuscript illumination. Includes numerous examples.
This tour gives a quick introduction both to some of the British Library’s illuminated-manuscript treasures and to the history of manuscript illumination in the West. Several of the featured manuscripts are Anglo-Saxon.
This manuscript (Oxford Bodleian Library MS. Junius 11) contains the four Old English poems Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, and Christ and Satan. Use the directional arrows to page through the manuscript.
A brief introduction to manuscripts from the Middle Ages. By Nancy Ross.
An annotated list of studies of medieval manuscripts. Only the "General Overviews" section is accessible without a subscription. Compiled by Mark Faulkner.
Provides images and brief descriptions of the three manuscripts that contain Old English translations of the Meters (MS Cotton Otho A VI, MS Bodley 180, and MS Junius 12). Includes a link to an article that describes the relationships among the manuscripts and shows how Junius 12 (a transcript made before the fire that damaged Cotton Otho A VI) saved the poetic version of the Meters in the Cotton manuscript from oblivion.
The introduction to this edition of the Meters gives a detailed description of MS Cotton Otho A VI, which contains the Old English verse translation of the Meters. Explains in detail the relationship of this manuscript to two other manuscripts that contain the Old English Meters, MS Bodley 180 and MS Junius 12. Also covers authorship, date, and source of the Old English Meters.
Provides, for each poem in this collection, the edited Old English text, a modern English translation, and a facsimile of each folio that contains the poem. Work in progress. The ultimate goal is provide this apparatus for all Old English poems.
A set of links to fully digitized manuscripts and to digitized folios of other manuscripts. The set is divided into topical categories. Under each category, links to manuscripts pertaining to that category are listed. Clicking a link gives access to the digitized folio or folios.
A description of the manuscript commonly known as the Paris Psalter (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS lat. 8824), with emphasis on the pen drawings that accompany and illustrate the Old English psalm texts in folios 1r-6r. Includes many images of drawings and text. By Thijs Porck.
The introduction to this edition of the Paris Psalter describes its manuscript: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS lat. 8824. Covers its physical state, contents, date, and authorship. Also discusses the other Old English metrical translations of the psalms.
A collection of digitized medieval manuscripts. Includes manuscripts that contain Old English or the Latin of the Old English period. Use the search engine to find manuscripts that contain a particular author or work.
Studies the development of the alphabet and writing in medieval England. Covers the national Germanic alphabet (runes), the use of runes in literature, the influence of the Roman and Irish alphabets on the English hand, the tools of book-making, and the role of scribes and scriptoria.
A glossary of manuscript terms for students. Many of the definitions include links to manuscript images that exemplify the terms. The introduction to the glossary includes links to a comprehensive and searchable lexicon of manuscript terms and to samples of scripts like Uncial.
Describes a large number of items related to Anglo-Saxon England, mainly manuscripts but also jewelry, carved stone, and other objects. Each description gives background information about the author, work, or manuscript and displays images from the manuscript.
A comprehensive glossary of terms used to describe manuscripts. Many of the definitions include manuscript images that illustrate the term. From the British Library.
This tour gives a quick introduction both to some of the British Library’s illuminated-manuscript treasures and to the history of manuscript illumination in the West. Several of the featured manuscripts are Anglo-Saxon.
A collection of digitized manuscripts from various countries and time periods. Includes manuscripts that contain Old English or the Latin of the Old English period. Use the search engine to find manuscripts that contain a particular author or work.
A lecture by Sally Dormer. Describes the types of drawings in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and shows the chronological development of drawing techniques. Argues that drawings were a highly regarded, highly skilled form of manuscript illustration, not just a cheap substitute for illumination. You can read the transcript of the lecture, or watch a video, or download all the plates.
Provides images and brief descriptions of the three manuscripts that contain Old English translations of the Meters (MS Cotton Otho A VI, MS Bodley 180, and MS Junius 12). Includes a link to an article that describes the relationships among the manuscripts and shows how Junius 12 (a transcript made before the fire that damaged Cotton Otho A VI) saved the poetic version of the Meters in the Cotton manuscript from oblivion.
A description of the manuscript commonly known as the Paris Psalter (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS lat. 8824), with emphasis on the pen drawings that accompany and illustrate the Old English psalm texts in folios 1r-6r. Includes many images of drawings and text. By Thijs Porck.
The introduction to this edition of the Meters gives a detailed description of MS Cotton Otho A VI, which contains the Old English verse translation of the Meters. Explains in detail the relationship of this manuscript to two other manuscripts that contain the Old English Meters, MS Bodley 180 and MS Junius 12. Also covers authorship, date, and source of the Old English Meters.
The introduction to this edition of the Paris Psalter describes its manuscript: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS lat. 8824. Covers its physical state, contents, date, and authorship. Also discusses the other Old English metrical translations of the psalms.
This manuscript contains six Old English poems: Andreas, Fates of the Apostles, Soul and Body I, Homiletic Fragment I, Dream of the Rood, and Elene. It also contains the so-called Vercelli Homilies. For each text, the manuscript folios are displayed on the left side of the window, and the transcriptions are displayed on the right side of the window. Work in progress.
Provides, for each poem in this collection, the edited Old English text, a modern English translation, and a facsimile of each folio that contains the poem. Work in progress. The ultimate goal is provide this apparatus for all Old English poems.
A glossary of manuscript terms for students. Many of the definitions include links to manuscript images that exemplify the terms. The introduction to the glossary includes links to a comprehensive and searchable lexicon of manuscript terms and to samples of scripts like Uncial.
This manuscript (Oxford Bodleian Library MS. Junius 11) contains the four Old English poems Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, and Christ and Satan. Use the directional arrows to page through the manuscript.
A compilation of manuscripts that contain Old English. By Damian Fleming.
The manuscript contains a large number of Old English poems, including such famous works as the Seafarer, the Wanderer, and the Riddles. This digital copy lets you view high-resolution images of every poem in the manuscript. Includes an introduction.
A set of links to fully digitized manuscripts and to digitized folios of other manuscripts. The set is divided into topical categories. Under each category, links to manuscripts pertaining to that category are listed. Clicking a link gives access to the digitized folio or folios.
An annotated list of studies of medieval manuscripts. Only the "General Overviews" section is accessible without a subscription. Compiled by Mark Faulkner.
A lengthy and detailed Wikipedia article on the history and techniques of manuscript illumination. Includes numerous examples.
A brief introduction to manuscripts from the Middle Ages. By Nancy Ross.
Studies the development of the alphabet and writing in medieval England. Covers the national Germanic alphabet (runes), the use of runes in literature, the influence of the Roman and Irish alphabets on the English hand, the tools of book-making, and the role of scribes and scriptoria.
A collection of digitized manuscripts from various countries and time periods. Includes manuscripts that contain Old English or the Latin of the Old English period. Use the search engine to find manuscripts that contain a particular author or work.
A collection of digitized medieval manuscripts. Includes manuscripts that contain Old English or the Latin of the Old English period. Use the search engine to find manuscripts that contain a particular author or work.
A collection of digitized manuscripts from various countries and time periods. Includes manuscripts that contain Old English or the Latin of the Old English period. Use the search engine to find manuscripts that contain a particular author or work.
An annotated list of studies of Anglo-Saxon manuscript illumination. Only the "General Overviews" section is accessible without a subscription. An Oxford Bibliography compiled by Catherine E. Karkov.
A survey of Anglo-Saxon art that includes considerable discussion of Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscripts. From Wikipedia.
Defines terms used in manuscript studies. From the Folger Library.
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