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I 2 65, fol. 236v (detail2) copyhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/stuttgart-wuerttembergische-landesbibliothek-cod-mus-i-2-65-fol-236v-detail.jpgStuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod. mus. I 2 65, fol. 236v (detail)Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod. mus. I 2 65, fol. 236v (detail)https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/van-eyck-arnulfini-wedding.jpgVan Eyck, Arnulfini WeddingJan van Eyck, Giovanni Arnulfini and his fiance, 1434 (right) and mirror detail (left) 2021-08-27T05:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://medievalbooks.nl/2018/11/02/medieval-book-carousels/https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/leiden_bibliotheca_thysiana-e1541106892501.jpgLeiden_Bibliotheca_Thysianahttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/prague_strahov_monastery_book_wheel1.jpgPrague_Strahov_Monastery_Book_Wheelhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/the-diverse-and-artifactitious-machines-of-captain-agostino-ramellie2809d-1588.jpgThe Diverse and Artifactitious Machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli”, 1588.https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cambrai_bm_620_detail.jpgCambrai_BM_620_detailhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cambrai_bm_620.jpgCambrai_BM_620https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/oxford_bodleian_e_mus-_65.jpgOxford_Bodleian_E_Mus._65https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/paris_mazarine_1339_a_f-_014.jpgParis_Mazarine_1339_A_f._014https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/oxford_bodleian_canon-_class-_lat257.jpgOxford_Bodleian_Canon._Class. _Lat257https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brussels-bibliothecc80que-royale-ms-9009-11.jpgBrussels, Bibliothèque royale, Ms. 9009-11https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/darmstadt_ub_101.jpgDarmstadt_UB_1012021-08-27T05:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://medievalbooks.nl/2019/01/24/the-oldest-surviving-printed-advertisement-in-english-london-1477/https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/basel_offentliche_kunstsammlung_dated_1516.jpgbasel_offentliche_kunstsammlung_dated_1516One side of an advertisement display from 1516 (Basel, Öffentliche Kunstsammlung). Source (pic and info) https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/manchester_oxford_details.jpgmanchester_oxford_detailsDetails from Figures 1-2, emphasizing the shape of the leter y in Manchester (left) and Oxford (right).https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/oxford_bodleian_arch_g_e_37_detail.jpgoxford_bodleian_arch_g_e_37_detailFigure 4. Detail from Figure 1, line 5.https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/holbein_signpost_schoolmaster.jpgholbein_signpost_schoolmasterhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/oxford_manchester_advertisements.jpgoxford_manchester_advertisementsDetails from Figures 1-2, emphasizing the shape of the leter y in Manchester (left) and Oxford (right).https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/oxford_manchester_caxton_advertisement.jpgoxford_manchester_caxton_advertisementDetails of the Manchester (left) and Oxford copy (right) of the advertisement.https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/oxford_bod_arch.ge37_reading_university.jpgoxford_bod_arch.ge37_reading_universityComposite image of the Oxford advertisement from Figure 1 (left) and Reading, University Library, JOHN & GRISELDA LEWIS COLL--JGL 1/12/4 (right).https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/oxford_bodleian_arch_g_e_37_full.jpgoxford_bodleian_arch_g_e_37_fullFigure 1. Advertisement for William Caxton's Ordinale ad usum Sarum (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Arch. G e.37, datable to 1476-77). Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/manchester_rylands_jrl1409136.jpgmanchester_rylands_jrl1409136Manchester, John Rylands Library, JRL 1409136 (same advertisement as in Figure 1). Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/oxford_bodleian_arch_g_e_37.jpgoxford_bodleian_arch_g_e_37Figure 1. Advertisement for William Caxton's Ordinale ad usum Sarum (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Arch. G e.37, datable to 1476-77). Source2021-08-27T05:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://medievalbooks.nl/2019/11/01/breaking-bad/https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ubc_z114m424_recto.jpgUBC_Z114M424_rectoFig. 2 St Albans Bible fragment at UBC, 2 Samuel, Chapters 22-23 (Vancouver, UBC Library, Z114 M424, recto). Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/vancouver_ubc_library_z114_m424.jpgVancouver_UBC_Library_Z114_M424,Fig. 3 St Albans Bible fragment at UBC, detail showing decorated initial, chapter number (22), and running title (Regu[m]). Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ubc_vancouver-ubc-library-z114-m424-recto.jpgUBC_Vancouver, UBC Library, Z114 M424, rectoFig. 2 St Albans Bible fragment at UBC, 2 Samuel, Chapters 22-23 (Vancouver, UBC Library, Z114 M424, recto). Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bnf_latin_10484_fol_33r_lower_margin_enlarged.jpgBnF_latin_10484_fol_33r_lower_margin_enlargedFig. 7 Note for payment by Pucelle to the illuminator Mahiet, who executed some of the decoration in this manuscript (Paris, BnF, latin 10484, fol. 33r, lower margin). Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bnf_latin_10484_fol_33r_lower_margin.jpgBnF_latin_10484_fol_33r_lower_marginFig. 7 Note for payment by Pucelle to the illuminator Mahiet, who executed some of the decoration in this manuscript (Paris, BnF, latin 10484, fol. 33r, lower margin). Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bnf_latin_11935_fol_642r.jpgBnF_Latin_11935_fol_642rFig. 4 Colophon from 1327 identifying the scribe and illuminators of the Bible of Robert Billyng (Paris, BnF, latin 11935)https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bnflat11935_ubc_2.jpgBnFlat11935_ubc_2Fig. 5 Left: Paris, BnF, latin 11935, fol. 1v (Bible of Robert Billyng); Right: UBC fragment. Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ubc_rbsc_z114_m424_detail.jpgUBC_RBSC_Z114_M424_detailFig. 3 St Albans Bible fragment at UBC, detail showing decorated initial, chapter number (22), and running title (Regu[m]) https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ubc_rbsc_z114_m424.jpgUBC_RBSC_Z114_M424Fig. 2 Vancouver, UBC Library, Z114 M424, rectohttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/christie_s_leaf_auction_10_july_2019.jpgChristie_s_Leaf_Auction_10_July_20192021-08-27T05:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://medievalbooks.nl/2018/09/07/the-architecture-of-the-medieval-page/https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ruling_pattern.jpgruling_patternhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kbh_71a22_180r_detail-e1536291129569.jpgKBH_71A22_180r_detailhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/oxford_bodleian_laudlat-9_16r.jpgOXford_Bodleian_LaudLat.9_16rhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/figure_3_bpl_6_c.jpgFigure_3_BPL_6_Chttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/figure_2_amiens_bm_95_31v-32r_low-res.jpgFigure_2_Amiens_BM_95_31v-32r_low-reshttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/figure_1_kbh_71a22_180r_low-res.jpgFigure_1_KBH_71A22_180r_low-reshttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/figure_1_kbh_71a22_180r.jpgFigure_1_KBH_71A22_180r2019-10-05T17:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://medievalbooks.nl/2018/10/05/doodles-in-medieval-manuscripts/https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/oxford_bodley-340.jpgOxford_Bodley 340https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cambridge_parker_library_223_p338.jpgCambridge_Parker_LIbrary_223_p338https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/figure_2_bpl_111_i1.jpgBPL 111 Ihttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/figure_3_bpl_3327_221.jpgFigure_3_BPL_3327_22https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/figure_4_per_161.jpgFigure_4_PER_16https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/figure_3_bpl_3327_22.jpgFigure_3_BPL_3327_22https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/figure_2_bpl_111_i.jpgBPL 111 Ihttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/figure_1_royal_14_e_iii.jpgRoyal 14 E III f.6vhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/carpentras_bm_368_f64v.jpgCarpentras_BM_368_f64vhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/leiden_ub_bpl_111_i.jpgBPL 111 I2018-10-05T18:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://medievalbooks.nl/2018/09/20/me-myself-and-i/https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bloomington_lillylibrary_ricketts20.jpgBloomington_LillyLibrary_Ricketts20Figure 5. Bloomington, Lilly Library, Ricketts 20, fol. 45v (c. 1200).https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bloomington_lilly_ricketts-20.jpgBloomington_Lilly_Ricketts 20Figure 5. Bloomington, Lilly Library, Ricketts 20, fol. 45v (c. 1200).https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bloomington-lilly-library-ricketts-20.jpgBloomington, Lilly Library, Ricketts 20https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rufillus_stgall127_amienslescalopier301.jpgRufillus_StGall127_AmiensLescalopier30Figure 4. The monk Rufillus in two historiated initials (Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale, Lescalopier 30, fol. 29v, left, and Geneva, Fondation Martin Bodmer, 127, fol. 244r, right). Source and Sourcehttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cologny_bodmer_127_244r_detail1-e1536944079366.jpgCologny_Bodmer_127_244r_detailhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cologny_bodmer_127_244r_detail.jpgCologny_Bodmer_127_244r_detailhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/amiens_lescalopier_30_detail.jpgAmiens_Lescalopier_30_detailhttps://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rufillus_stgall127_amienslescalopier30.jpgRufillus_ColognyBodmer127_AmiensLescalopier30https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/stgall_sb_127_fol244r.jpgStGall_SB_127_fol244r2018-10-16T14:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://medievalbooks.nl/2016/04/29/the-secrets-of-medieval-fonts/https://medievalbooks.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/british_library_royal_4_b_i.jpgBritish_Library_Royal_4_b_iLondon, British Library, MS Royal 4 B.i (Rochester, 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