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For centuries, we have studied the works of Cicero, Lucretius and Horace. We draw inspiration from the knightly tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Our knowledge of the world builds on the writings of classical and medieval poets, philosophers, theologians and jurists. But without the diligent monks and copyists of the Middle Ages, these texts would not have been preserved. Today’s world is unthinkable without this transmission of written knowledge. <\/p>\n

Written Treasures<\/em><\/strong> introduces you to the fascinating world of medieval manuscripts. From the treasury of the Leiden University Library, 50 extraordinary manuscripts are selected: beautiful showpieces but also quickly notated works on second-rate parchment. Thirty-Eight experts highlight their content, appearance, design and their journey through generations of users and possessors to our times. With beautiful illustrations and accessible texts, this book is indispensable for history and book lovers. It is a celebration of cultural heritage and a tribute to the exceptional transmission of written knowledge through the ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written Treasures is an introduction to the fascinating world of medieval manuscripts. From the treasury of the Leiden University Library, 50 extraordinary manuscripts have been selected.
Foreword — Kurt De Belder 5
\nThe Middle Ages as an open book — Frits van Oostrom 12
\nWindows to the past — Irene O’Daly 15
\nCollected in Leiden — André Bouwman 37
\nAcknowledgements 67
\nThe word of God 71
\n01 The other side of an illuminated page 72
\nc. 875 — Gospel Book from Saint-Amand
\nAndré Bouwman
\n02 Escaping the maze: Understanding the medieval Bible 76
\n12th century, 2nd half — Book of Job (Old Testament)
\nIrene O’Daly
\n03 A sacred book – used, cherished and passed down 80
\nc. 1190 — Saint Louis Psalter
\nHanno Wijsman
\n04 The Bible as a growing manuscript 84
\n15th century, 2nd half — Southern Netherlands History Bible
\nMart van Duijn
\n05 Restrained elegance for pious women 88
\nc. 15th century — Leven ons heren
\nAnne Korteweg
\nPersonal devotion 93
\n06 By and for the hands of a noble nun 94
\nc. 1440 — Book of Hours belonging to ‘ic Zaers’
\nAnne Margreet As-Vijvers
\n07 Book production as an international business 98
\nc. 1420–1440 — Latin Book of Hours intended
\nfor the English market
\nSaskia van Bergen
\n08 Up to date 102
\n1498–1499 — Book of Hours with calendar and colophon
\nAndré Bouwman
\n09 A manual for the higher spheres 106
\n15th century, last quarter — Collection of devotional
\nand ascetic texts
\nGeert Warnar
\n10 A printed manuscript? 110
\n16th century, 1st half — Compendium of spiritual texts
\nAnna Dlabačová
\nMakers and materiality 115
\n11 The triumph of word spacing 116
\n9th century, last quarter & 7th century, 2nd half —
\nCarolingian codex with flyleaves in uncial script
\nAndré Bouwman
\n12 Reversed, repurposed and recovered 120
\nc. 800 & 12th or 13th century — Codex with Carolingian panels
\nin a Romanesque binding structure
\nKarin Scheper
\n13 Text and images: two means to the same end 124
\nc. 1010–1034 — Schoolbooks by Ademar of Chabannes
\nAd van Els
\n14 Perfect to a fault 128
\n11th century — Dioscorides, De materia medica
\nErik Kwakkel
\n15 A unique edition of the Liber floridus 132
\n13th century, late — Lambert of Saint-Omer, Liber floridus
\nHanna Vorholt
\n16 The nature of a manuscript 136
\nc. 1317 — Lodewijk van Velthem, Fifth Part of the Spiegel historiael
\nJos Biemans
\n17 Continuity errors when copying a printed text 140
\nafter 1484 — Boeck des guldenen throens
\nAndré Bouwman
\nReading, correcting, annotating 145
\n18 A thousand years of textual editing 146
\n9th century, mid — Cicero, Philosophical works
\nIrene O’Daly
\n19 Studying Lucretius at Charlemagne’s court 150
\n9th century, 1st quarter — Lucretius, De rerum natura
\nDavid Ganz
\n20 Erasing evil: The battle of the Virtues and the Vices 154
\n9th century, 2nd quarter — Prudentius, Psychomachia and other works
\nIrene O’Daly
\n21 A multicultural book 158
\n838 — Priscianus, Institutiones grammaticae and other texts
\nMariken Teeuwen
\n22 Guided reading: An annotated classical text 162
\n11th century — Persius, Satyrae; Juvenal, Satyrae
\nIrene O’Daly
\n23 Canon law in Bologna 166
\n1322–1334 — Manuscript containing the Constitutiones Clementinae
\nQuintijn Mauer
\nWords and languages 171
\n24 Searching for words 172
\n8th century, late or 9th century, early —
\nLatin glossary and other texts
\nIrene O’Daly
\n25 In the classroom 176
\n9th century, 2nd & 3rd quarter — Glossary manuscript
\nwith the Hermeneumata Pseudo-Dositheana
\nRolf Bremmer
\n26 We know the solution, but what was the riddle? 180
\n9th century, 2nd quarter — Aldhelm and Symphosius, Ænigmata
\nand the Old English ‘Leiden Riddle’
\nThijs Porck
\n27 Signed, sealed, delivered: A shorthand lexicon 184
\n9th century, late or 10th century, early —
\nCommentarii notarum Tironianarum
\nIrene O’Daly
\n28 How the Egmond Willeram became the Leiden Willeram 188
\nc. 1100 — West Low Franconian paraphrasing of the Song of Solomon
\nAndré Bouwman
\nCounting and classifying 193
\n29 Nature cures, miraculously or otherwise 194
\n6th century, 2nd half — The Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius
\nClaudine A. Chavannes-Mazel
\n30 A giant book 198
\n8th century, 2nd quarter — Pliny, Naturalis historia
\nMary Garrison
\n31 A constellation of copies and innovations 202
\n814–840 — Aratus \/ Germanicus, Aratea
\nSuzette van Haaren
\n32 Hand signals and medieval counting 206
\n12th century, 1st half — Rabanus Maurus, De computo
\nIrene O’Daly
\n33 An impossible object 210
\n14th century — Euclid, Elementa XI-XV
\nTazuko van Berkel
\n34 The Creation glitters in gold 214
\nc. 1360 — Jacob van Maerlant, Der naturen bloeme
\nBram Caers
\n35 Travelling scholars, travelling texts 218
\n15th century, early — Adelard of Bath, Regulae abaci
\nIrene O’Daly
\nFables and fiction 223
\n36 For education and entertainment 224
\nc. 1325 — Composite manuscript with the fables of Esopet
\nAndré Bouwman
\n37 Narrative pearls in a single volume 228
\nc. 1350 — Roman van Limborch and Roman van Walewein
\nBart Besamusca
\n38 The Holy Grail of German Arthuriana 232
\n1372 — Leiden’s Wigalois manuscript
\nJef Jacobs
\nPresenting the past 237
\n39 A Roman history of the papacy and its readers 238
\n8th century, late — Liber pontificalis
\nRosamond McKitterick
\n40 Liudger’s treasure-trove of charters 242
\n9th century, 2nd half or 10th century, early — Liber cartarum
\nKaj van Vliet
\n41 Additions to an abbot’s work by his monks 246
\n1027–1039 — Abbo of Fleury, Excerptum de gestis Romanorum pontificum
\nMarco Mostert
\n42 Robert of Torigni’s historical compendium 250
\n12th century, 2nd or 3rd quarter — Composite manuscript,
\nincluding the Gesta Normannorum ducum by William of Jumièges
\nBenjamin Pohl
\n43 The master’s hand 254
\n14th century, mid or 3rd quarter — Composite manuscript
\nfrom the private library of Filips van Leiden
\nEd van der Vlist
\n44 Liturgical or not? 258
\n15th century, mid — Middle Dutch martyrology
\nEef Overgaauw
\nOld texts, new readers 263
\n45 ‘By God, he shall not pass!’ 264
\n13th century, 2nd half — Digestum vetus with glosses and additiones
\nEgbert Koops
\n46 Six plays for students and scholars 268
\n14th century — Greek tragedies by Aeschylus and Sophocles
\nCasper de Jonge
\n47 A literary bestseller from the Renaissance 272
\n15th century, 2nd half — Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares
\nChristoph Pieper
\n48 Frisia in Ferrara 276
\n1478 — Pliny’s letters, copied by Rudolph Agricola
\nAdrie van der Laan
\n49 Ancient philosophers in Christian company 280
\n15th century & 16th century, 1st half —
\nCollection of Greek writings from the Near East
\nGerard Boter
\n50 A French Iliad for the king 284
\nc. 1540 — Translation of Homer’s Iliad by Hugues Salel
\nAlisa van de Haar
\nLiterature 289
\nManuscript descriptions 297
\nGlossary 306
\nIndex 308
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From the treasury of the Leiden University Library, 50 extraordinary manuscripts have been selected.Foreword — Kurt De Belder 5 The Middle Ages as an open book — Frits van Oostrom 12 Windows to the past — Irene O’Daly 15 Collected in Leiden — André Bouwman 37 Acknowledgements 67 The word of God 71 01 The other side of an illuminated page 72 c. 875 — Gospel Book from Saint-Amand André Bouwman 02 Escaping the maze: Understanding the medieval Bible 76 12th century, 2nd half — Book of Job (Old Testament) Irene O’Daly 03 A sacred book – used, cherished and passed down 80 c. 1190 — Saint Louis Psalter Hanno Wijsman 04 The Bible as a growing manuscript 84 15th century, 2nd half — Southern Netherlands History Bible Mart van Duijn 05 Restrained elegance for pious women 88 c. 15th century — Leven ons heren Anne Korteweg Personal devotion 93 06 By and for the hands of a noble nun 94 c. 1440 — Book of Hours belonging to ‘ic Zaers’ Anne Margreet As-Vijvers 07 Book production as an international business 98 c. 1420–1440 — Latin Book of Hours intended for the English market Saskia van Bergen 08 Up to date 102 1498–1499 — Book of Hours with calendar and colophon André Bouwman 09 A manual for the higher spheres 106 15th century, last quarter — Collection of devotional and ascetic texts Geert Warnar 10 A printed manuscript? 110 16th century, 1st half — Compendium of spiritual texts Anna Dlabačová Makers and materiality 115 11 The triumph of word spacing 116 9th century, last quarter & 7th century, 2nd half — Carolingian codex with flyleaves in uncial script André Bouwman 12 Reversed, repurposed and recovered 120 c. 800 & 12th or 13th century — Codex with Carolingian panels in a Romanesque binding structure Karin Scheper 13 Text and images: two means to the same end 124 c. 1010–1034 — Schoolbooks by Ademar of Chabannes Ad van Els 14 Perfect to a fault 128 11th century — Dioscorides, De materia medica Erik Kwakkel 15 A unique edition of the Liber floridus 132 13th century, late — Lambert of Saint-Omer, Liber floridus Hanna Vorholt 16 The nature of a manuscript 136 c. 1317 — Lodewijk van Velthem, Fifth Part of the Spiegel historiael Jos Biemans 17 Continuity errors when copying a printed text 140 after 1484 — Boeck des guldenen throens André Bouwman Reading, correcting, annotating 145 18 A thousand years of textual editing 146 9th century, mid — Cicero, Philosophical works Irene O’Daly 19 Studying Lucretius at Charlemagne’s court 150 9th century, 1st quarter — Lucretius, De rerum natura David Ganz 20 Erasing evil: The battle of the Virtues and the Vices 154 9th century, 2nd quarter — Prudentius, Psychomachia and other works Irene O’Daly 21 A multicultural book 158 838 — Priscianus, Institutiones grammaticae and other texts Mariken Teeuwen 22 Guided reading: An annotated classical text 162 11th century — Persius, Satyrae; Juvenal, Satyrae Irene O’Daly 23 Canon law in Bologna 166 1322–1334 — Manuscript containing the Constitutiones Clementinae Quintijn Mauer Words and languages 171 24 Searching for words 172 8th century, late or 9th century, early — Latin glossary and other texts Irene O’Daly 25 In the classroom 176 9th century, 2nd & 3rd quarter — Glossary manuscript with the Hermeneumata Pseudo-Dositheana Rolf Bremmer 26 We know the solution, but what was the riddle? 180 9th century, 2nd quarter — Aldhelm and Symphosius, Ænigmata and the Old English ‘Leiden Riddle’ Thijs Porck 27 Signed, sealed, delivered: A shorthand lexicon 184 9th century, late or 10th century, early — Commentarii notarum Tironianarum Irene O’Daly 28 How the Egmond Willeram became the Leiden Willeram 188 c. 1100 — West Low Franconian paraphrasing of the Song of Solomon André Bouwman Counting and classifying 193 29 Nature cures, miraculously or otherwise 194 6th century, 2nd half — The Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius Claudine A. Chavannes-Mazel 30 A giant book 198 8th century, 2nd quarter — Pliny, Naturalis historia Mary Garrison 31 A constellation of copies and innovations 202 814–840 — Aratus \/ Germanicus, Aratea Suzette van Haaren 32 Hand signals and medieval counting 206 12th century, 1st half — Rabanus Maurus, De computo Irene O’Daly 33 An impossible object 210 14th century — Euclid, Elementa XI-XV Tazuko van Berkel 34 The Creation glitters in gold 214 c. 1360 — Jacob van Maerlant, Der naturen bloeme Bram Caers 35 Travelling scholars, travelling texts 218 15th century, early — Adelard of Bath, Regulae abaci Irene O’Daly Fables and fiction 223 36 For education and entertainment 224 c. 1325 — Composite manuscript with the fables of Esopet André Bouwman 37 Narrative pearls in a single volume 228 c. 1350 — Roman van Limborch and Roman van Walewein Bart Besamusca 38 The Holy Grail of German Arthuriana 232 1372 — Leiden’s Wigalois manuscript Jef Jacobs Presenting the past 237 39 A Roman history of the papacy and its readers 238 8th century, late — Liber pontificalis Rosamond McKitterick 40 Liudger’s treasure-trove of charters 242 9th century, 2nd half or 10th century, early — Liber cartarum Kaj van Vliet 41 Additions to an abbot’s work by his monks 246 1027–1039 — Abbo of Fleury, Excerptum de gestis Romanorum pontificum Marco Mostert 42 Robert of Torigni’s historical compendium 250 12th century, 2nd or 3rd quarter — Composite manuscript, including the Gesta Normannorum ducum by William of Jumièges Benjamin Pohl 43 The master’s hand 254 14th century, mid or 3rd quarter — Composite manuscript from the private library of Filips van Leiden Ed van der Vlist 44 Liturgical or not? 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