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  1. 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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  2. Vaux Psalter, The (Cd-Rom) (1997 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Pictures from the Vaux Psalter, held in the Lambeth Place Library (Ms 233), an outstandingly beautiful 14th-century service book.

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  3. 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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  4. Trinity Apocalypse, The (Cd-Rom) (1996 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    The full text and 91 images from the 35 folios of the ‘Trinity Apocalypse’, an outstanding example of the English illuminated manuscript, produced around 1250. Includes full-colour images and the...

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  5. 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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  6. Magna Carta (1992 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., £12.95 (inclusive)

    Looks at the British Library’s two surviving copies of Magna Carta, as well as other medieval documents and footage of the places central to the story of Magna Carta, including Canterbury, Dover castle,...

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  7. Bestiary, The (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Art; Biology; English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min., 1993 sale: £15.00 (+p&p)

    The Bestiary is the standard medieval encyclopaedia of animals, laid out like a modern one with a picture of the creature accompanied by information on size, colouring, habitat, gestation periods, and other...

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  8. 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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