Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Oct 17, 2015On the joy of finding a good book about medieval manuscriptsSome time ago I bought a second hand book from a bookshop in Breda, the Netherlands: Around 400 pages, some two or three kilograms of weight, with no title on the cover but only an image coming from a manuscript I have seen many times before: Pal. Lat. 39. The…Art4 min readArt4 min read
Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Jul 17, 2015A week in Paradise: the Cassino Summer SchoolHow does one describe an amazing experience that involves history, Italy, pizza and a ton of amazing medieval manuscripts coming from the most famous monastery in southern Italy? Let’s try starting from the beginning: From June the 29th until July the 3rd we had the privilege of attending the first…6 min read6 min read
Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Mar 3, 2015New digitized manuscripts from the Vatican Library!Well, this is the third time here at Sexy Codicology that we are delighted to communicate that the Vatican Library has, once again, digitized and made available a few hundreds new manuscripts! Since we started the DMMmaps project, the Vatican Library has more than doubled the number of digitally available…Medieval Manuscripts3 min readMedieval Manuscripts3 min read
Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Feb 11, 2015The Adventures of Medieval Killer Bunny: A Musical VacationIt’s Xmas time! Christmas songs and carols everywhere! In this newest instalment of The Adventures of Medieval Killer Bunny we are going to look at what the medieval bunnies are planning for theholidays! …4 min read4 min read
Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Jan 22, 2015The Unique Petau — Rothschild HoursA beautiful manuscript full of holes! — Last year we received a message on our Facebook page; it was a request for help finding the name and information concerning a manuscript. On a late evening we went on a quest to do just that. What we discovered during the adventure was the Petau — Rothschild Hours. …Medieval4 min readMedieval4 min read
Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Jun 12, 2014Defragmenting Digitized Manuscript SourcesA unified portal to medieval manuscripts — 8 min read8 min read
Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Jun 4, 2014Monty Python’s Killer Rabbit in Medieval ManuscriptsOr, “The Adventures of Medieval Bunny, Part I: The Killer Bunny” — Paris, Bibl. de la Sorbonne, ms. 0121, f. 023 Back in early May 2013 we came across some intriguing and awesome marginalia of rabbits in medieval manuscripts, in curious situations and topsy-turvy worlds, among which we found the killer rabbit! On May 10th 2013 we posted this picture on our…5 min read5 min read
Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Sep 21, 2013Old School, New SchoolMedieval maniculae in early printed books from the Elsevier Heritage Collection — n medieval times you couldn’t just go and underline the important parts of the manuscripts you were reading. Well, yes, you could. Some manuscripts have strikethroughs that had the same function; other times, though, an underlined sentence in a medieval manuscript would indicate a part of text that needed correction…3 min read3 min read
Published inIlluminated Manuscripts and Codicology·Jul 5, 2013On Medieval Manuscripts, or, the love for the long forgottenSexy Codicology Turns one. Time to stop and look back at the reason why this project started. — Why does someone like manuscripts so much? Well, it depends. In my case it’s the feeling I get when I sit in front of a manuscript that is hundreds (or even a thousand!) years old. Every time i sit in front of one, I can’t help myself from thinking: “Damn…3 min read3 min read
