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The Medieval Craft of Bookmaking
by David and Sharon Hoffman

A black-robed monk sits alone in his dank stone cell. By the meager light of a lone oil lamp, he draws ornate Latin words onto the page before him with pious care. This is the image of medieval book production that most of us the Middle Ages, this image hardly does justice to the complex enterprise of medieval bookmaking.

 

Books of Hours
by Frances S. Brown

Manuscript illuminations is most beautifully displayed in the thousands of vellum leaves from medieval Books of Hours that still survive today in museums and private collections throughout the world. Althought torn from their original bound format, these solo gems still provide information about not only their original owners but also about the workshops in which they were created.

 

Johannes Gutenberg and the Revolution of Moveable Type
by Judith Kane

Despite the importance of the printing techniques that Gutenberg developed, details about his life and work are scant. Only 30 contemporary documents concerning him are known to exist and just three of those refer to printing.

The "Spectacular" History of Eyeglasses
by Kevin Filan

 

Of Queens and Pirates: Machinations at the Michigan Renaissance Festival
Photos by Cynthia Porter

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Letters to the Chronicler

Proclamations

Digging into the Past

The Groaning Board
Medieval Cookbooks a Reflection of British Cuisine

Now on Exhibit

The Costumer's Creation
Tying One on: The Addition of the Aiglette

The Court Jester
If Gutenberg Had Placed Ads.....

From the Shoppe
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Forsoothly Spoken
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Clef Notes

Tomes of Lore

Moving Picture Reviews

Ye Olde Classifyds

2005/2006 Faires & Festivals

Period Poetry

On the Net

Crossword

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