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It’s the final week of our #MedievalWomen exhibition and we have some fantastic news! Manuscripts from our Medieval and Renaissance Women digitisation project are now available to consult online. Check out today's blogpost to learn more. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Now online! An indenture made between Margaret Beaufort and John Islip, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, concerning the foundation and support for her chantry (Lansdowne MS 441, f. 3r) #MedievalWomen blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

The Will of Margaret Paston, 1482 (Add Roll 17253). She specified her body was to be buried in Mautby Church, and left instructions for her marble tombstone. Her bequests included a velvet and fur gown, given to her servant Agnes Swan. #MedievalWomen blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

This illuminated 15th-century Breviary was probably made for a nun, pictured kneeling before the Cross in this illustration of the Crucifixion (Harley MS 2975, f. 73v) The manuscript can now be explored in its entirety online. #MedievalWomen blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

What's the inspiration behind the design of our Medieval Women exhibition? blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

A very happy publication day to ‘The Art of the Scribe’ by Patricia Lovett MBE, FCGI. In this glorious book Patricia explores 7 classic scripts & sets practical projects to help you reproduce them. It is absolutely stunning & a must for all medieval manuscript admirers. Available now!

Hello, just wanted to let you know that while the Medieval Women exhibition has now ended, you can still buy the beautiful book that accompanied it. What’s more there’s £10 off at British Library Shop at the moment! shop.bl.uk/products/medie…

We're delighted to have loaned items to LambethPalaceLibrary's new exhibition Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar, looking at a remarkable collection of concertina-fold almanacs. Check out today's blogpost to learn more about these incredible items! blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

In the video below we take you through through one of our concertina fold-almanacs, currently on display in LambethPalaceLibrary's new exhibition (Add MS 17367). Learn more about the features of this fascinating manuscript in today's blogpost. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

A bound almanac (Harley MS 2332), featuring a table of prognostics concerning the dominical letters. This method of predicting the future was based on the day of the week on which the new year fell, with colourful symbols representing different outcomes. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

For our latest exhibition 'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar', we borrowed seven items, including five concertina-fold almanacs from British Library. To learn more, check out Calum Cockburn's blog for Medieval Manuscripts. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…… pic.x.com/jAoEC1Ct87

LambethPalaceLibrary British Library Medieval Manuscripts A handy reminder of the feast days of March BL Harley MS 2332; Illustrated Almanac; 1411 CE-1412 CE; England; ff.3v-4r Medieval Manuscripts

Sur les traces d’un chef-d’œuvre! Un honneur d’accompagner Conseillère Fédérale Elisabeth Baume-Schneider au musée jurassien d’art et d’histoire pour ouvrir l’exhibition de l’iconique Bible de Moutiers-Grandval datant de c. l’an 835.

Don't want to be a party pooper, but surely MQS could have simply walked past the barriers and escaped?!

Initial 'I'(n diebus) depicting Ahasuerus and Esther at the beginning of Esther BL Harley 2804; the 'Worms Bible'; 12th century; Germany; f.130v Medieval Manuscripts

On behalf of @blmedieval, huge congratulations to Bodleian Libraries for their successful fundraising campaign to acquire this remarkable manuscript. It was an incredible moment when we first identified Duke Humfrey's inscription. The manuscript has found a very good home!

One of our most spectacular medieval Bibles has gone on loan to Switzerland 🇨🇭😊😇 Made in the 830s or 840s, weighing 22 kg and written by 20 scribes, the Moutier-Grandval Bible is truly monumental. Catch it in Delémont if you can 👍 blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

We are delighted to have loaned the Moutier-Grandval Bible to Jura blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…