Way back in February, 2023, we took a look at LJS 443, a 15th century Armenian collection of texts on the calendar. From the highlight reel you'll see it's chock full of diagrams and tables, and includes a few pretty colorful headings, too. You can watch the full 30-minute video at the link in our bio, and if you're interested in joining #CoffeeWithACodex in real time check out the schedule and details on our website (link is also in our bio). #cwac #medieval #manuscript #medievalmanuscript #armenian #armenia #15thcentury #calendar #time #timekeeping #diagrams #tables #illustration #bookhistory #rarebooks #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram
Dot Porter, SIMS Curator of Digital Humanities, presents a Video Orientation to the University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 451, an anonymous commentary on a 12th-century didactic poem composed by the French Franciscan Alexander de Villa Dei addressing parts of speech, syntax, and rhetorical figures. Opening of a letter by Albert II, Duke of Austria, Styria, and Carinthia, transcribed in German by a later hand on last verso....