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“My name is here presented more to be understood than to be read” said once a #Roman senator.
For my #EarlyMedievalPills, let’s explore what monograms can tell us about changes in political culture & social communication between late antiquity & #Carolingian times.
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If you ever get a chance to go to Ivrea my advice is: do! It's smaller than Pavia, but every bit as impressive in it's own way.
Challenge accepted from @cmcurran21 to post my fave 7 decorated initials: no explanations, just initials. 1 initial/day for 1 week. Day 1/7 is an easy pick: Amiens, BM 18 (Corbie Psalter).
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#DecoratedInitialChallenge
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The ivory panel set in the binding of the Latin Gospel Lectionary MS. Douce 176 is known as the Douce Ivory. It dates back to the 9th century court of Charlemagne, and was made for the nunnery of Chelles where Charlemagne's sister Gisela was abbess. Let's look at some details...
ALT The Douce Ivory binding shows several scenes around a central carving of Christ.
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Remind me again how medieval people were shit at art. (Vercelli, BC, Cod. LXII, fol. 20r, 23v, 37v.)
Autograph signature by one of the most prolific and learned authors in 10thC Italy showing that even learned churchmen did not necessarily handle a quill with great confidence ⤵️
In any case, we have bishops who were also skilled scribes: Leodoin, bishop of Modena (ca. 869-896), knew how to expertly use a pen!
Such confidence certainly derives from his training and work in the chancery of Louis II of Italy.
#medieval #autographs
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TFW you've learned all the theory, but it just hasn't prepared you for practice. (Hugh of Tuscany subscribes his donation to the canons of Vercelli, 4 Sept. 996: Vercelli, Archivio Capitolare, Diplomi, II Cartella, no. 2.)
Pictures and some history about Italy's early #medieval capital ⤵️
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Stunningly preserved fresco of Narcissus discovered in Pompeii theguardian.com/world/2019/f…
What a marvellous #manuscript bearing the signs of a late antique #Roman edition of Livy's Ab urbe condita copied in 10thC #Verona. The senatorial families of the Symmachi-Nicomachi sponsored the edition of the First Decade as these colophons show:
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Important reminder that @GallicaBnF is much more than just books!
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Last up for the @GallicaBnF's #Gallica5Millions challenge is a 5thC copy of Ambrose's De fide.
A beautiful reminder that manuscripts are incredible adventures through the history of ideas as well as the history of writing & reading!
Tagging @cmcurran21
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Because digitised manuscripts are a healthy addiction and often you just can't help yourself browsing them over and over again!
With the mind-blowing Gellone Sacramentary, I tag @ArthurWestwell to take up @GallicaBnF's #Gallica5Millions challenge!
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One of my @GallicaBnF "coups de coeur": an awesome palimpsest with the hands down best #medieval portraits of the liberal arts accompanying Martianus Capella's De Nuptiis 😍
Obviously on this one for #Gallica5Millions I HAVE TO challenge @MarikenTeeuwen!
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And since digitised manuscripts are precious resources for shared investigation, my 2nd nomination for @GallicaBnF's #Gallica5Millions goes to this 8thC textbook from #Montecassino which I know intrigues @LitteraCarolina too, whom I therefore challenge!
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Tagged by @AnotherAspirin to take up @GallicaBnF's challenge #Gallica5Millions, I start with some good old PhD memories which, as such, appropriately are black&white!
Hagiography from early #medieval Aquileia, so the perfect way to tag @peloux_fernand 😉
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I just realised that the amazing virtual library of #medieval manuscripts (aka BVMM) hosted by the @IRHT_CNRS is now also including codices from outside France, such as a selection of images from Berlin & St Petersburg...
#JustSaying
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