British Library Illuminated Manuscripts Collection
Title
British Library Illuminated Manuscripts Collection
Type
Collection
Description
This is a searchable database of some of the western illuminated manuscripts in the British Library. Public Domain
Rights
Public Domain
Language
Multiple
Creator
British Library
Country
UK
Curator's Choice
James Freeman, intern in Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Section at The British Library, looks at cuttings from a huge 14th-century Italian choirbook and how digital technology is now helping scholars build a picture of the once intact original through virtually reuniting the “diaspora” of fragments.
http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/cuttings-from-a-medieval-italian-choirbook/
Sandra Tuppen, curator of Music Manuscripts at the British Library, explores some highlights from their digitised collection of music manuscripts, including those penned by the hand of Haydn, Handel, Purcell, and a very messy Beethoven.
http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/music-manuscripts-from-the-17th-and-18th-centuries-in-the-british-library/
http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/cuttings-from-a-medieval-italian-choirbook/
Sandra Tuppen, curator of Music Manuscripts at the British Library, explores some highlights from their digitised collection of music manuscripts, including those penned by the hand of Haydn, Handel, Purcell, and a very messy Beethoven.
http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/music-manuscripts-from-the-17th-and-18th-centuries-in-the-british-library/
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