Since 1830 thousands of Old English inked glosses have been published from several manuscripts of Aldhelm's Prosa de Virginitate. A few omissions from this vast corpus are printed and discussed here: ...

SCITUATE − A mysterious, nearly forgotten booklet dating back to the early 19th century found in the archives of the Scituate Historical Society is drawing attention from scholars. The 78 pages of ...

While quill and ink were the writing implements of choice in the Anglo-Saxon scriptorium, other colouring and non-colouring writing implements were in active use, too. The stylus, among them, was used ...

Chicago's Newberry Library has a manuscript from 17th century England in its collection called The Book of Magical Charms, which it put online to invite people to transcribe the Old English writing.

The British Library has digitized one of the most astounding works of art of the Middle Ages, an illuminated manuscript known as the Sherborne Missal, making it viewable in astonishing detail online.

Beowulf still relevant in today's culture By Kaelin O'Connell [email protected] It's the classic story of a boy and his monster. The epic tale of Beowulf has lasted through hundreds of years of ...

Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and used advanced technology to reveal its contents. By Alan Yuhas Torn, ...