Collection items

Lectionary of St-Maur-des-Fossés

Manuscript Created date: Early 11th century

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

Life and miracles of St Germain

Manuscript Created date: Mid-11th century

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

St Bertin Gospels

Manuscript Created date: 2nd half of the 11th century

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

St Denis Missal

Manuscript Created date: Mid-11th century

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

Ælfwine’s Prayerbook

Manuscript Created date: 3rd decade of the 11th century

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