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Manuscript Created date: 4th quarter of the 11th century

The Frankish scholar and archbishop Ado of Vienne (b. c. 800, d. c. 875) produced a universal chronicle, recording world...

Manuscript Created date: 1st half of the 11th century–2nd half of the 12th century

Farming was the basis of the early medieval economy and the occupation of the majority of the population, but agricultur...

Manuscript Created date: 2nd half of the 11th century–1st quarter of the 12th century

Cicero’s Aratea is an astronomical treatise describing the constellations, and this work is a Latin translation of the P...

Manuscript Created date: 11th century–12th century

This manuscript is a compendium of texts on the closely related subjects of computus, the science of calculating times a...

Manuscript Created date: 1st half of the 11th century–mid 12th century

The Eadui Psalter is named after its probable scribe and artist, Eadwig (Eadui) Basan. Eadwig was a monk at Christ Churc...

Manuscript Created date: 4th quarter of the 11th century

In this copy of the Psalms, made in Winchester, the first and second text divisions are enhanced by full-page images in...

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

St Augustine’s (b. 354, d. 430) autobiographical work, the Confessions, was a key text that was widely read and studied ...

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...

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