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Yes, they were written by priests and monks who spent their lives copying The Bible. The Book of Kells is a good example of what they did.
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While the majority of manuscripts dealt with Christianity and faith, some were not. A number of manuscripts dealt with herbal and medical texts, a few copies of Dante's Divine Comedy were transcripted, as were some of Cicero's texts, the Decameron by Boccaccio, and one fascinating manuscript dealing with leechcraft (yes, using leeches in medicine).
In the 12th century a beautiful manuscript was produced in Aberdeen called the Aberdeen Bestiary. It's a delightful and astounding collection of animals.
What else can I help you with?
Why were books written during the middle ages called manuscripts?
Medieval books are manuscripts, which means they were written by hand.
How did medieval monks spread Christianity?
Medieval Monks spread Christianity by many different techniques. Now, if you are talking about Medieval Monks in Europe, then they spread Christianity by telling others mostly. There is a website all about Medieval Monks below.
What were medieval monks view on Christianity?
no
Why is Christianity and the medieval mind so conflicted?
Conflict did not exist between the medieval mind and Christianity as most people then understood Christianity. The Christianity of the medieval period followed the thinking of St Augustine. A few Protestants existed like Occum, Abelard, and Wycliffe, but most were Roman Catholics.
Where did the scholars take the ancient manuscripts and knowledge of the Byzantine culture?
Much was preserved by the Islamic medieval Islamic scholars.
What has the author Andrew G Watson written?
Andrew G. Watson has written: 'Medieval manuscripts in post-medieval England' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, History, Intellectual life, Manuscripts, Medieval, Medieval Manuscripts, Private libraries 'Catalogue of dated and datable manuscripts c. 435-1600 in Oxford libraries' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Union, Facsimiles, Manuscript dating, Manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Renaissance, Medieval Manuscripts, Renaissance Manuscripts, Union Catalogs, Union lists 'Descriptive catalogue of the medieval manuscripts of All Souls College, Oxford' -- subject(s): All Souls College (University of Oxford), All Souls College (University of Oxford). Library, Catalogs, Manuscripts, Medieval, Medieval Manuscripts
What has the author Janet Backhouse written?
Janet Backhouse has written: 'Books of hours' -- subject(s): Books of hours, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance Illumination of books and manuscripts 'The Madresfield Hours' -- subject(s): Books of hours, Catholic Church, History, Liturgy, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Sources, Texts 'The Bedford Hours' -- subject(s): Art patronage, Catholic Church, English Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic Illumination of books and manuscripts, History, Illumination of books and manuscripts, English, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts 'The Isabella Breviary' 'The Hastings hours' -- subject(s): Flemish Illumination of books and manuscripts, Hastings hours, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Flemish, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Illustrations, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts
What has the author Denise Steger written?
Denise Steger has written: 'Das Linzer Missale' -- subject(s): History, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval Manuscripts, Missals
What has the author Celia Fisher written?
Celia Fisher has written: 'Flowers in medieval manuscripts' -- subject(s): Flowers in art, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts 'Flowers of the Renaissance'
What has the author Robert G Calkins written?
Robert G. Calkins has written: 'Monuments of medieval art' -- subject(s): Art, Medieval, Medieval Art 'Programs of medieval illumination' 'Illuminated books of the Middle Ages' -- subject(s): Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts 'Distribution of labor' -- subject(s): Dutch Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic Illumination of books and manuscripts, Group work in art, Hours of Catherine of Cleves, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Dutch, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic, Illuminators, Scriptoria
What has the author KA de Meyier written?
K.A. de Meyier has written: 'Codices Vossiani Latini' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval Manuscripts, Renaissance Manuscripts, Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Bibliotheek
Who made the first medieval manuscripts?
The Medieval Manuscripts were handwritten by the priests and monks, since they were basically the only ones who could read, write, and let alone understand. Manuscripts were decorated with pictures and patterns.
What has the author Francis Wormald written?
Francis. Wormald has written: 'English drawings of the tenth and eleventh centuries' -- subject(s): English Drawing 'The Benedictional of St. Ethelwold' -- subject(s): Benedictionals, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Illumination of books and manuscripts, English, English Illumination of books and manuscripts 'Collected writings' -- subject(s): Art, Medieval, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval Art
What are the pictures in medieval illuminated manuscripts called?
Miniatures
What has the author A S Korteweg written?
A. S. Korteweg has written: 'Praal, ernst & emotie' -- subject- s -: Exhibitions, French Manuscripts, History, Medieval Manuscripts, Sources 'Splendour, gravity & emotion' -- subject- s -: Exhibitions, French Manuscripts, History, Medieval Manuscripts, Sources
What has the author Mirella Ferrari written?
Mirella Ferrari has written: 'Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts at the University of California, Los Angeles' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Medieval Manuscripts, Renaissance Manuscripts, University of California, Los Angeles. Library
What has the author Cora E Lutz written?
Cora E. Lutz has written: 'Essays on manuscripts and rare books' -- subject(s): Bibliography, History, Manuscripts, Medieval Literature, Medieval Manuscripts, Rare books 'Schoolmasters of the tenth century' -- subject(s): Biography, Medieval Education, Teachers
