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Showing posts with label Scribes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scribes. Show all posts

Podcast - The Essay - Anglo Saxon Portraits - Eadfrith the Scribe

Dear Members and Followers,

I put the call out not long ago for our members to send me items they though we could use or access during our social distancing and this one cam from one of our members Pam. Thank you Pam this will be a great 15 mins of time well spent over Easter.

 The podcast that Pam has recommended for your listening. Entitled "The Essay - Anglo Saxon Portraits - Eadfrith the Scribe from BBC Sounds. Click on this link and then on play https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b01ngr4r

Protect Your Library the Medieval Way, With Horrifying Book Curses

Dear Members and Followers,

Medieval scribes protected their work by threatening death, or worse. 

Read all about their curses here (but please don't take their books!).


 A 15th century portrait of a scribe. Jean Le Tavernier/Public domain