Un exemplaire du \ »Quodlibeta\ » du \ »Doctor Venerandus\ » acquis par The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America vient de faire l’acquisition d’une portion d’un exemplaire du Quodlibeta de Godefroy de Fontaines (c. 1250-1309), un manuscrit du XIVe s.

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Scanner sheds light on hidden words in medieval manuscripts

The Department of Scandinavian Research at the University of Copenhagence vient d’acquérir un scanner multispectral unique, prometteur pour les codicologues …
La plupart des manuscrits médiévaux contiennent des passages qui sont illisibles à cause de la façon dont ils ont été stockés, conservés et nettoyés, et cela est extrêmement frustrant. Ce scanner aidera à lire les manuscrits et accroître nos connaissances sur les matériaux qui les composent.

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Contact: Carsten Munk Hansen
carstenhansen@humanist.ku.dk

Treasures of Lambeth Palace Library

Lambeth Palace Library is one of the earliest public libraries in England, founded in 1610 under the will of Archbishop Richard Bancroft. In celebration of its 400th anniversary in 2010, the Library is opening a fascinating exhibition to the public in the Great Hall of Lambeth Palace.

Highlights of the exhibition include :

* The MacDurnan Gospels, written and illuminated in Ireland in the 9th century
* The Lambeth Bible, masterpiece of Romanesque art
* 13th century Lambeth Apocalypse
* A Gutenberg Bible printed in 1455, the first great book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type
* Books owned and used by King Richard III, King Henry VIII, Queen Katherine of Aragon, Queen Elizabeth I and King Charles I as well as landmark texts in the history of the Church of England
* An exceptionally rare edition of the Babylonian Talmud which survived a 1553 Papal Bull ordering all copies to be burnt, which was rediscovered in 1992
* The warrant for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots
* Papers of archbishops, bishops and leaders of church and state, ranging from the 13th century to the modern day, including papers relating to the rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire and physicians’ reports on the illness of King George III.

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Mount Angel Abbey (Oregon) : Livres d’heures numérisés

Mount Angel Abbey, en Oregon, a été fondée en 1882 par des moines bénédictins venus de l’abbaye suisse d’Engelberg, emportant à leur suite une importante bibliothèque. Malheureusement, seuls quelques livres ont survécu à l’incendie dévastateur de 1926, qui détruisit l’abbaye.
Initiant une importante phase de numérisation, la bibliothèque propose en ligne plusieurs manuscrits, entre autres des livres d’heures, dont 6 ayant une origine française :
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* MS0027 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis. Latin. England, ca. 1450 [Lien]
* MS0028 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis. Latin. France, ca. 1475 [Lien]
* MS0029 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis. Latin. France, ca. 1525 [Lien]
* MS0030 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis. Latin. France, ca. 1475 [Lien]
* MS0031 Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis. Latin. France, ca. 1450 [Lien]
* MS0064 Horae. Latin & French. France, 15th c. [Lien]
* MS0065 Horae. Latin & French. France, 15th c. [Lien]
* MS0066 Horae. Latin, Italy, 15th c. [Lien]
* MS0067 Horae. Latin, Flemish, 15th c. [Lien]
* MS0078 Horae. Latin. Printed with Illuminated Initials before 1520. [Lien]
* MS0051 Homilies on the Gospels. Latin. France, ca. 1350 [Lien]
* MS0068 Bible. Latin. Italy, late 13th c. [Lien]