Making Manuscripts
An illuminated manuscript is a book written and decorated completely by hand. Illuminated manuscripts were among the most precious objects produced in the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, primarily in monasteries and courts. Society's rulers--emperors, kings, dukes, cardinals, and bishops--...
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The Structure of a Medieval Manuscript
For more than a thousand years all manuscripts were written and illustrated by hand. By the Middle Ages, books were being made by folding sheets of parchment, arranging them into gatherings, and assembling and binding them together. This animation from the Getty Museum illustrates how medieval bo...
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The Production of Medieval Manuscripts
Images of the production of midieval manuscripts. From the making of Parchment to the illumination process.
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A Writer's Guide to Office: Create a Manuscript (Part 1)
In this episode of "A Writer's Guide to Microsoft Office," Joannie Stangeland shows us how she uses Word 2007 to prepare writing manuscripts for submission to publishers. (Part 1 of 2.)
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Illuminated Manuscripts ("Nowhere Man" by the Beatles)
A brief overview of medieval illuminated manuscripts and the men who made them.
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Solving the Voynich Manuscript: Prof. Gordon Rugg
An edited excerpt from the "Weird or What?" documentary, first aired May 2010 on the Discovery Channel. This excerpt describes an interpretation of the meaning of the Voynich Manuscript by Dr. Gordon Rugg, a professor of knowledge modelling at Keele University, Staffordshire UK Professor Rugg dem...
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Writing Lessons : How to Format Your Manuscript
When formating your manuscript, remember that a typical non-fiction book is about 50000 to 55000 words. Format your manuscript with tips from an author in this free video on writing techniques. Expert: John Graden Contact: www.Johngraden.com Bio: John Graden is an internationally acclaimed speake...
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Medieval Manuscript Reproduction, Part 1: Pricking
As the first step in making a reproduction of a page of a medieval manuscript, I create prick-marks on the margin of the parchment. These will serve as a guide when I create ruling lines later.
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The Saragossa Manuscript
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Christopher Paolini Delivers the Inheritance Manuscript
Christopher Paolini discusses the delivery of the Inheritance manuscript to his editor at Random House.
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Manuscripts Behind the Scenes
The stacks of the Library of Congress's Manuscript Division are the greatest repository of personal papers documenting the nation's political and cultural development--but because their holdings are unique and irreplaceable, the stacks are also closed to visitors and even to scholars. In this Web...
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The Oldest Quranic Manuscripts
From Wikipedia: Gerd Puin was the head of a restoration project, commissioned by the Yemeni government, which spent a significant amount of time examining the ancient Qur'anic manuscripts discovered in Sana'a, Yemen, in 1972. According to writer Toby Lester, his examination revealed "unconvention...
Helene Cixous: The Flying Manuscript
Hélène Cixous presented her lecture as the 2005-2006 Una's Lecturer at the Townsend Center for the Humanities, UC Berkeley. Cixous is one of the best-known of the late-20th-century "French feminists." Her work, often considered deconstructive, is known for its experimental writing that crosses th...
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Medieval Manuscript Reproduction, Part 4: Polishing gold leaf
In the process of making a reproduction of a medieval manuscript, I polish gold leaf. If you are interested in learning how to do raised gilding, I recommend you contact Jerry Tresser through www.jtresser.com and watch his YouTube videos.
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The Illuminated Manuscript
Lesley Stone discussses a Carthusian Missal in the USF Tampa Library's history of the book collection. For more information on this collection, visit guides.lib.usf.edu
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Midwest Book and Manuscript Studies Exhibit Archive
Highlights an exhibit held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.
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