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The inner front cover of the manuscript as it was discovered. Some of the folds, including flaps and turn-ins, make reading and accessing the text hidden beneath particularly difficult without damaging the material. Credit: University of Cambridge.

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Rare Tales of Merlin and King Arthur Found in 13th Century Manuscript

17 April 2025

In a remarkable discovery, a fragile manuscript fragment dating back to the 13th century has been found hidden within the...

Illustration in a 12th-century homiliary, showing a self-portrait of the female scribe and illuminator Guda. The text band in the letter reads: “Guda peccatrix mulier scripsit et pinxit hunc librum” (Guda, a sinner wrote and painted this book). Credit: Å. Ommundsen et al., Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2025)

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New Study Reveals the Contribution of Female Scribes in Medieval Manuscript Production

2 April 2025

A recent study sheds light on the often-overlooked contributions of women in the production of handwritten manuscripts during the Middle...