[Ansteorra] [Lochac] Online course about medieval books

[Stefan li Rous via Ansteorra]

Wow. I learned a lot about grades of parchment and types of books just in listening to the first, short lecture. I knew that only certain grades of parchment were used in books, but I hadn’t realized that there were different grades of books in period, sort of like hardbound vs. paperbound books today.

I recommend this lecture series for those interested in medieval life and not just scribes.

Stefan

> On Jan 7, 2015, at 3:59 AM, Zebee Johnstone <zebeej at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Khan Academy
> https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/medieval-world/medieval-book
> 
> The production of a manuscript was a long, complex and expensive
> process. It involved making parchment from animal skin, pricking and
> ruling hundreds of pages, and writing down long texts by hand, one
> letter at the time. When the binding was finally added, an object was
> born that weighed several kilos and could cost as much as a car today.
> 
> This tutorial discusses how books were used in medieval times. After a
> manuscript was produced it came into circulation in a monastery,
> became part of a private library, or ended up in the hands of a
> student. Readers' interactions with books left physical traces, such
> as wear-and-tear, bookmarks, corrections and marginal notes. They
> reflect how the book was handled, what was deemed important
> information, and how that information was used.
> 

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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
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