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  1. To Write and to Paint/To Read and to Look: On Medieval Manuscripts (1986 Video)

    Director
    Patrick Vandergeten; Dirk de Wit
    Subject
    Crafts
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min.

    By using original material and shots of old techniques, the successive steps in the process of making a manuscript are shown: 1) the preparations of a parchment, 2) the work of the copyist, 3) the activity...

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  2. Case for Shakespeare, The (1950 Radio)

    Radio talk by Giles E. Dawson, Curator of Books and Manuscripts at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, on the authorship question.

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  3. Europeana Libraries Launch

    Date
    4 Feb 2011, 11:16
    Author
    Eve-Marie
    Post Type
    Post

    5 million digital objects from 19 of Europe’s leading research and university libraries will be added to Europeana, the European digital library, as part of a two-year project funded by the European...

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  4. Luttrell Psalter, The (1993 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., £12.95 (inclusive)

    Shows illustrations from the Luttrell Psalter, one of the best-known English illuminated manuscripts, revealing glimpses of everyday life on a typical country estate. Other sequences show modern re-creations...

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  5. Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings (2012)

    Subject
    English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 177 minutes), £15.00

    A three-part television series in which art historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as revealed through illuminated manuscripts from the British Library’s Royal Manuscripts...

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  6. Chaucer: Life and Times (1996 Multimedia)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    The complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer, with both the original text in the Riverside edition and corresponding translations (Penguin) that may be juxtaposed on the screen. Also includes a glossary; a...

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  7. Dutch Royal Library Disc, The (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Art; Librarianship
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Contains 7000 illustrations from manuscripts and printed books from the early Middle ages to th 16th century. There are 2 kinds of pictures: 1) handpainted miniatures, used as decorations and/or...

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  8. Gospel Book of Henry the Lion, The (1988 Video)

    Subject
    Art; English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    Looks at the Gospel Book of Henry the Lion, a manuscript from the Middle Ages said to be one of the most valuable books in the world.

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  9. Portraits of Newton (198 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (VAT +p&p)

    Shows how society’s image of Sir Isaac Newton, widely regarded as the greatest scientific hero of all time, has changed dramatically several times since his death, with each change reflecting the mood of...

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  10. Introduction to Palaeography (3 Parts) (1972 Film, Video)

    Director
    Nicholas Pronay
    Subject
    Archaeology; Librarianship; Linguistics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The series gives the student an opportunity of teaching himself the basic techniques of palaeography. Shots of original manuscripts are combined with animation techniques to show the derivation of letter...

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