#medievalduck

[allsoulspod]

We've heard of marginalia, but might this doodler have known a Corra? . . . #Repost @uofgcodicologist ・・・ Another late night post for me this week, all because of a lot of deadlines for things that will (hopefully) let me do more research on this gloriously scruffy manuscript! Swipe through to discover one of my favourite marginal annotations which - considering this MS is STUFFED with #doodles on almost every page - is saying something! This is @uofglasgowasc MS Hunter 232 (U.3.5), a medieval MS of Lydgate's poem "The Life of Our Lady" which has been extensively annotated by early modern owners. Pen trials, marginal notes, even children's doodles fill the blank parchment of this otherwise quite plain religious MS. Most bear no relation to the text. How much do you love the expression of this marginal duck? I think this wee chap deserves a name - any suggestions? #doodles #duck #medievalduck #margins #marginalia #marginalannotations #earlymodernmarginalia #lydgate #manuscriptstudies #bookhistory #historyofthebook #annotations #uofglasgow #uofglibrary #iglibraries #specialcollections #archives #archivesofinstagram #libraries #librariesofinstagram #bookstagram #manuscripts #books #bookhistory #bookart #medieval #earlymodern #medievalmanuscripts #rarebooks #explorearchives #archivesunlocked