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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

MS Ashmole 1504

Dating from around 1520 and probably conceived as a pattern book, this manuscript is best described as a 'herbal and bestiary' and contains images of flora and fauna together with stylised, floriated ornaments and coloured alphabets.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt
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Meet the Manuscripts: hidden treasures of medieval illumination

Matthew Holford, Tolkien Curator of Medieval Manuscripts, and Martin Kauffmann, Head of Early and Rare Collections, in conversation about the artists, patrons and significance of three extraordinary manuscripts.

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