by Petra Hofmann (College Librarian) We are very excited that the unique texts of the renowned Oxford scholar John Wyclif (mid-1320s – 1384) in St John’s College’s early 15th-century MS 171 have been digitized as part of the Library’s digitization project. The freely available digitization will be a valuable source for Wyclif scholarship. Today, WyclifContinue reading “Unique Bible Commentaries by Wyclif”
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A gift to support William Laud’s bid for President?
by Petra Hofmann (College Librarian) This manuscript of Terence’s Comedies (MS 117), produced in France around 1475, is one of the few manuscripts not produced in England that we hold at St John’s College. It is one of two medieval Terence manuscripts in the Library and one of several with Classics texts. Its beautiful decorationsContinue reading “A gift to support William Laud’s bid for President?”
Collaborative Blog #1
Decorative Features in Medieval Manuscripts By Sian Witherden, Resources Description Librarian This blog post has been published in collaboration with Teaching the Codex at https://teachingthecodex.com/2021/05/19/decorative-features/. Teaching the Codex is an interdisciplinary project on the teaching of palaeography and codicology. It was launched with a colloquium at Merton College Oxford on 6th February 2016 as a specialContinue reading “Collaborative Blog #1”