An Extraordinary New Acquisition!
We are delighted to announce an important recent acquisition made possible by the generosity of Katharine J. Kilgour: a manuscript containing the texts of a Book of Hours and a Psalter. Written in Latin and French, it was exquisitely illuminated by one of the leading miniaturists working in Paris in the first two decades of the sixteenth century: Jean Coene IV. Read more!
Detail of miniature by Jean Coene IV, "Lamentation over the Dead Christ", in the opening of the Office of our Lady of Compassion, f. 28. Book of Hours & Psalter. Parchment manuscript, 256 folios. Paris, ca. 1505-1515.
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Episode 9: Zoe and Mac from The Maniculum Podcast!
In Episode 9 of Inside My Favorite Manuscript, Lindsey and Dot chat with Zoe and Mac from the Maniculum podcast, where they suggest ways to adapt medieval texts for TTRPG’s (tabletop roleplaying games). We talk about marginalia, games, and Mac takes us for a dive into the Rutland Psalter. We also talk to Zoe about her storytelling for Pentiment, a medieval adventure video game by Obsidian Entertainment.
Listen here, or wherever you find your podcasts.
If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Dot and Lindsey over on The Maniculum Podcast! We talked about digital humanities, book history, and the secrets of women. Find links to listen here: https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/episodes
Below the cut are page images and further reading from our conversation.
The Maniculum Podcast
The Maniculum Podcast on Tumblr
Pentiment
Book Historian Plays Pentiment! (Allie Alvis Pentiment play through)
Ludohistory Pentiment Playthrough Playlist on YouTube
Perna (oyster) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 108v (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sebhat the Ethiopian scribe relates the story of Lazarus in Pentiment (via Obsidian on Twitter)
Saint George and the Dragon, UPenn LJS 102 f. 71r, early 20th century Ethiopian manuscript
British Library Add MS 62925, The Rutland Psalter
f. 14r
Close-up of bottom of 14r
Close-up of top of 14r
f. 57r
Close-up of bottom of f. 57r
f. 88v
Close-up of bottom of 88v
Betsy Chunko-Dominguez (2016) “Playing on Timbrels”: the margins of the Rutland Psalter, Word & Image, 32:1, 131-141, DOI: 10.1080/02666286.2016.1146540 (PDF here)
f. 67r
Close-up of bottom (heh) of f. 67r
f. 66v
Close-up of bottom of f. 66v
How the opening of ff. 66v-67r would approximately appear
The Luttrell Psalter on the BL Website
The Luttrell Psalter film, mentioned at this point in the podcast, is embedded at the end of this post.
Susan Kim and Asa Mittman, Inconceivable Beasts: The ‘Wonders of the East’ in the Beowulf Manuscript. ACMRS, 2013. (Download PDF here)
British Library blog post on Cotton Tiberius B v
Maniculum D23 posts
f. 87v
Close-up of bottom (heh) of f. 87v
f. 64r
Close-up of bottom of f. 64r
Close-up of top of f. 64r
The Book of Kells
f. 88r
Close-up of bottom of f. 88r
f. 16r
Close-up of bottom (heh) of 16r
(I promise I’m not doing this on purpose)
[Images in the 170s]
f. 5v, Calendar page for October
Close up of Scorpio zodiac sign
f. 3v, Calendar page for June
Close-up of Cancer Zodiac sign
f. 78v
Close-up of f. 78v.
f. 70v
Close-up of f. 70v
Further reading on The Rutland Psalter:
Chunko-Dominguez, Betsy. “‘Playing on Timbrels’: The Margins of the Rutland Psalter.” Word & Image (London. 1985), vol. 32, no. 1, 2016, pp. 131–41 (PDF)
Morgan, Nigel. “The Artists of the Rutland Psalter.” The British Library Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1987, pp. 159-185 (PDF)
Luttrell Psalter Film on YouTube:
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