Deuffic writes in French but has recently started providing English translations for his entries. This site by Jean-Luc Deuffic is the only blog dedicated to the study of illuminated medieval manuscripts.
Free resources to read medieval manuscripts free#
The Free Library of Philadelphia’s digital collection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. This site features a highlights tour organized by theme and a user-friendly search engine. Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts in the Royal Library of the Netherlands and the Museum MeermannoĪn online catalog of illuminated manuscripts in the collections of the Royal Library and the Museum Meermanno in The Hague, Netherlands.This site by Glenn Gunhouse offers the opportunity to see the contents of a typical book of hours in both Latin and English translations.
Glossary of terms for the description, contents, and production of the medieval manuscript book. Glossary for the British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts.Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (Library of Congress exhibition)Īn online exhibition exploring French culture through manuscripts and rare books.Created by the Institute for Studies of Illuminated Manuscripts in Denmark. Want to know more about the most popular type of book - the "bestseller" of the Middle Ages? This site gives the nuts and bolts of the contents of these books and how they were used.
British Library Online Gallery: European ManuscriptsĪnother website from the British Library highlighting their treasures, including the Lindisfarne Gospels.
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