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  • A page from the Lectionary of St-Maur-des-Fossés, showing a large decorated initial with a portrait of St Maurus and the symbols of the four Evangelists.

    Lectionary of St-Maur-des-Fossés

    Manuscript

    St Maurus (d. 584) is one of the most famous disciples of St Benedict of Nursia (d. c. 550), the author of the Benedicti...

  • A page from an 11th-century copy of The Life and Miracles of St Germain, showing a painted illustration of the saint.

    Life and miracles of St Germain

    Manuscript

    Texts devoted to the lives and miracles of different saints were collected and widely read during the medieval period. C...

  • A portrait of St Matthew from the St Bertin Gospels.

    St Bertin Gospels

    Manuscript

    From its foundation in the seventh century, the abbey of St Bertin in St Omer was one of the most powerful abbeys in the...

  • The gold and jewelled upper cover of the St Denis Missal, featuring a Crucifixion scene and two ivory figures of the Virgin and St John.

    St Denis Missal

    Manuscript

    During the 11th and the 12th centuries, a new kind of text appeared for use in the liturgy – the Missal, which combined ...

  • A page from Ælfwine’s Prayerbook, featuring a portrait of St Peter seated on a throne.

    Ælfwine’s Prayerbook

    Manuscript

    Many manuscripts reveal a surprising amount about their makers and owners. One such is this small prayer book, which mea...