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Undergraduates given access to rare books

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:15:56 -0500

Medievalists and students of rare books tingle at the thought of getting a close look - let alone actually touching - a period manuscript, but now history students at the University of Pennsylvania are getting the chance to do just that: touch the books.

Sotheby's auction catalogue offers delights

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:48:16 -0500

On December 8, 2008, Sotheby's Auction House in London will be auctioning a number of western and oriental manuscripts. A catalogue of the items with closeups and descriptions is available to view online.

Archimedes Palimpsest Project celebrates 10th anniversary

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:14:27 -0500

William Noel, Curator of Manuscripts for the Walters Art Museum, reports that the Archimedes Palimpsest Project has just celebrated its 10th anniversary. The project was established to rediscover lost passages from the 13th century Byzantine prayerbook containing at seven treatises by Archimedes.

Ealdormere event photos online

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:20:57 -0500

Alexander reports that he has posted several albums of photos from recent events in the Kingdom of Ealdormere on the Two Ravens website.

Abbey Library of St. Gallen manuscripts to go online

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:17:25 -0400

Gwynedd reports that "One of the oldest and most valuable collections of handwritten medieval books in the world, housed in the magnificent baroque halls of the library in this town's abbey (St. Gallen, Switzerland), is going online with the help of a US$1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation."

"Manuscript sleuths" try to crack secrets of ancient Jewish books

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:15:34 -0400

Detective work comes in all forms, including those willing to intensely study ancient Jewish manuscripts looking for clues to the past. This work is chronicled in the recent novel People of the Book.

Dead Sea Scrolls come to the ROM in 2009

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:35:52 -0400

The Royal Ontario Museum has announced that it will bring sixteen of the Dead Sea Scrolls to Toronto for an exhibit which will run June 27, 2009, until Jan. 3, 2010.

[AET] Heralds' & Scribes' Collegium

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:26:23 -0400

Start: 2008/12/13 - 09:00

End: 2008/12/13 - 19:00

Timezone: US/Eastern

description:
Oyez! Oyez! Attention all scribes and heralds of the noble Kingdom of AEthelmearc! The Shire of Misty Highlands is pleased to welcome you all to attend this winter's Heralds' & Scribes' Collegium. Many scribal arts and heraldic classes will be offered and opportunities for learning and sharing knowledge will abound.

If you would like to teach a scribal arts class, please contact Hrefna fru'ikona (Raven Fagelson) at hreafnN@yahoo.com. If you would like to teach a heraldry class, please contact Baron Fridrikr Tomasson, Keystone Herald (Tom Ireland-Delfs) at fridrikr@thescorre.org. Classes will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a lunch break at noon.

Location:
Shire of Misty Highlands (Fairmont, West Virginia)

[NOR] Heralds' & Scribes' Symposium

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:59:42 -0400

Start: 2008/11/01 - 09:00

Timezone: US/Central

description:
The Kingdom of Northshield's College of Heralds and The College of Scribes invite you to assemble on the first day of November, in the Shire of Coldedernhale, the town of Pierre, for the ... AS XLII Heralds' & Scribes' Symposium

All those who are currently scribes and heralds as well as those who wish to learn the arts are invited to this fair shire at the appointed hour. Our time together will be devoted to helping one another grow in the wisdom and knowledge of our crafts and to beautify our Kingdom with these practices.

Location:
Shire of Coldedernhale (Pierre, South Dakota)

Early Buddhist paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:57:38 -0400

An exhibit of early Buddhist manuscript paintings from India, many on dried palm leaves, is being hosted by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Early Buddhist Manuscript Painting: The Palm Leaf Tradition will be on display through March 22, 2009.

Hungarians still seek “Raven King's” library

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 18:04:17 -0400

Hungarians are still searching for their own "Holy Grail," the lost library of Matthias Corvinus, a 15th century king who assembled more than 50,000 hand-copied volumes of religious texts, war stories and biographies, only to have them stolen by raiding Turks.

[ART] Wee Bit 'O Scotland

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:16:39 -0400

Start: 2008/11/15 - 09:00

End: 2008/11/15 - 23:30

Timezone: US/Mountain

description:
http://www.myscaphotos.com/2k8Scotland_Nov_15.html

This day will include the highland games, a heavy tournament, a rapier tournament, games and classes.

The armored tournament is Damsel in Distress, the rapier tournament is save the Damsel from the mystical creatures and the highland games will include the caber toss, the hammer toss and others surprises.

Location:
Boise, Idaho (Arn Hold, Artemisia)

Royal books to be displayed in London

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:50:14 -0400

Over 100 illustrated books, previously owned by British monarchs, will go on display at the British Library in 2011. The manuscript exhibition will include "medieval and Renaissance books and other literary artefacts."

Queen Claude Prayer Book acquired by Morgan Library

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 08:18:18 -0400

Several months ago, the Morgan Library and Museum received a new treasure: the prayer book of Queen Claude of France, a contemporary of Anne Boleyn. Bound in red velvet, the book is smaller than a credit card and contains "fifty-two folios, painted front and back with a hundred and thirty-two miniature illuminations."

Codex Sinaiticus to be available online

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:03:21 -0400

The Codex Sinaiticus, a 1,600-year-old version of Bible, has been digitized and is being made available online. The manuscript is one of the oldest versions of the Bible.