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Medieval Copyediting

Bryan C. Keene | April 8, 2014

Creative editorial practices, courtesy of the Middle Ages.

Medieval Reading for Our Favorite “Game of Thrones” Characters

Bryan C. Keene | April 4, 2014

Books our favorite “Game of Thrones” characters should consult before heading into season 4.

Medieval Masterpieces from Greece Now on View

Elizabeth Morrison | March 25, 2014

The largest presentation of Byzantine art ever seen in Los Angeles begins on Greek Independence Day.

A Medieval Soap Opera

Elizabeth Morrison and Bryan Keene | January 7, 2014

Falling in love in the Middle Ages was more of a roller-coaster ride than today’s soap operas.

The Medieval Battle That Launched Modern English

Annelisa Stephan | October 14, 2013

How French saved English.

Slaving Over a Hot Medieval Stove

Annelisa Stephan | November 20, 2012

An illuminated manuscript offers a glimpse into the 13th-century kitchen.

The Manuscript Files: An Impish Ape in a Medieval Zoo

Elizabeth Morrison | March 2, 2012

One of my favorite acquisitions of the past five years in the Getty’s manuscript collection is the Northumberland Bestiary (Ms. 100), featured currently in the Gothic Grandeur exhibition. A bestiary is a kind of medieval encyclopedia of animals. In...

The Manuscript Files: Medieval Children’s Games

Elizabeth Morrison | January 23, 2012

The current exhibition Gothic Grandeur abounds with images in the margin. These charming and often humorous additions, called marginalia (Latin for “things in the margins”), were introduced to manuscript illumination during the Gothic era. In the lower border of...

The Manuscript Files: A Medieval Holiday Message

Elizabeth Morrison | December 23, 2011

On the opening page of the Abbey Bible, the first image we encounter is this roundel containing a scene of the Nativity of Christ. According to Christian tradition, late in her pregnancy Mary traveled with Joseph to Bethlehem for...

The Manuscript Files: A Medieval Marilyn?

Elizabeth Morrison | December 13, 2011

The luxuriant locks sported by this medieval figure might seem to say more “Marilyn Monroe” than “Saint John.” Both he and the movie star sport hairstyles from the glamorous ‘40s—in the saint’s case, the 1340s. In the Middle Ages,...