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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on September 16, 2023, 03:35:24 PM

Title: The handwriting of the Venerable Bede?
Post by: Duncan Head on September 16, 2023, 03:35:24 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/16/bible-margin-father-english-history-venerable-bede-manuscript
Title: Re: The handwriting of the Venerable Bede?
Post by: Jon Freitag on September 17, 2023, 03:51:55 AM
Very interesting.  Do you suppose a scholar held in such high esteem and renown would take short cuts in translation even on Death's Bed?
Title: Re: The handwriting of the Venerable Bede?
Post by: Imperial Dave on September 17, 2023, 06:14:09 AM
great find and I am struck by the beauty of the actual manuscript itself