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Introduction to Ancient & Medieval Manuscripts
This series examines the nature, origins, and creation of Ancient and Medieval manuscripts, which are handwritten texts created before the invention of the printing press in the 15th century.
New Series: Ancient & Medieval Manuscripts
Interested in ancient and medieval manuscripts? I am currently working on a series that will (briefly) introduce codicology & paleography. Codicology (from Latin cōdex, genitivecōdicis, “notebook, book”; and Greek -λογία, -logia): The study of books as physical objects, especially manuscripts written on parchment (or paper) in codex form. Paleography (from Greek: παλαιός, palaiós, “old”, and γράφειν, graphein, “to write”): The study of ancient and historical handwriting (that is to say, of the forms and processes of writing, not the textual content…
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