![]() ![]() However, scholarly analyses have shown that the images of The Luttrell Psalter are deeply rooted in the medieval tradition of the grotesque as well as in contemporary political satire. The images have been explained using theories about ergot poisoning and artists letting their imaginations go wild. The pages of The Luttrell Psalter are covered in surreal images that on first glance seem to make absolutely no sense. The Luttrell Psalter was created in 13th century England on commission by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell. The book was brought to Sweden after the Swedish army looted the city of Prague during the final stages of the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). The Devil's Bible is kept at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. The reason for this name is that the Devil's Bible is the world's largest still existing medieval manuscript, weighing in at 165 lbs. The Devil’s Bible is also known as Codex Gigas, or The Large Book. What makes this portrait unique is that the devil poses alone on the page and he is staring right at you. Portraits of the devil are common place in medieval art. The book was created in the 13th century and gets its name from the full-page portrait of the devil. However, it does contain the Christian bible as well as texts about how to perform exorcisms, calendars, the history of the region of Bohemia where it was made, and medical advice. ![]() The Devil's Bible is in fact not a bible. The Voynich Manuscript is kept at the Beinecke Library at Yale. ![]() There are even claims that Voynich himself created this manuscript and that it is indeed a forgery. Attempts have been made to translate the book but nothing definitive has come from these efforts. What is interesting about the Voynich Manuscript is that it is written in an unknown language, using an unknown cursive script, both of which has yet to be deciphered. The manuscript is written on parchment which has been dated to sometime between 14. The Voynich Manuscript gets its name from Wilfrid Voynich, a Polish book dealer who discovered this manuscript in 1912. We would like to introduce you to four of the weirdest medieval manuscripts still in existence. And then there are the manuscripts that are outright weird. Others are magnificent with colorful writings and illuminations plated in real gold. Some of these manuscripts are plain, written in black ink, and have no more than a few illustrations. Of all the tens of thousands of manuscripts that were produced and copied during the Middle Ages, only a fraction have survived to our day. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |