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Jan 13, 2021 · There are now over 4,500 Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts on the British Library's Digitised Manuscripts website. Here is a full list of all the items currently available, as of January 2021: PDF: Full-list-digitised-mss-jan-2021 Excel: Full-list-digitised-mss-jan-2021 (this format cannot be downloaded on all web browsers).
The manuscript of Beowulf, the greatest poem in the Old English language, can now be viewed online for the first time. Made around the year 1000, most likely during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready (978-1016), this manuscript committed to parchment a tale that (in some modern scholars' opinions)...
Feb 15, 2010 · The British Library has announced that users of Amazon's Kindle e-reader will be able to download more than 65,000 19th century classics for free this coming spring in a special format that...
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After learning basic grammar, students begin to read ancient authors and decide in which specific area of classics they wish to concentrate. But no matter where students eventually focus, most will have first read a wide range of ancient texts in literature, history, and philosophy.
In the Iliad, Robert Fagles provided a modern (1990 CE) translation of one of the most well-known Greek epic poems. The translation also includes an introduction by Bernard Knox, who provides a contextual discussion that is helpful for readers new to the genre.
Aug 28, 2024 · The Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Blog is written by curators in the British Library's Department of History and Classics. It publicises all aspects of the Library's work on western manuscripts produced before 1600, including our digitisation and cataloguing projects, exhibitions and publications.
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