News archive for From manuscript fragments to book history
The beautiful Madonna from Kyrkjeb酶 in Sogn is currently being exhibited to a European audience in Utrecht. But what is her story? And can some fragments from a medieval manuscript, once attached on the inside of the hollow body, contribute to the story of the Madonna?
鈥淚 never tire of studying medieval manuscripts. Even though my source material is Norwegian, it is also fundamentally international. This gives the research a broader perspective and forces international cooperation鈥�, Professor 脜slaug Ommundsen says.
Manuscripts from the Middle Ages are beautiful objects, written by hand on parchment made 鈥嬧�媜f leather. A video from the University of Bergen series "Close-Up".
Earlier this autumn two new researchers were put to work on book fragments: Astrid Marner (Post-doc) and Synn酶ve Myking (PhD). Together with project leader 脜slaug Ommundsen and the English paleographer Michael Gullick they will contribute to the knowledge about medieval book culture.
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