Libellus Valde Doctus Elegans, et Utilis, Multa et Varia Scribendarum (Elegant and Useful Book on the Learned Art of Writing)

Classical texts, such as the writings of the Roman orator and statesman Cicero (106-43 BC), were relatively rare in 12th-century monastic libraries, but were eagerly collected as m...

Paperback of paper with a pearl of glossy black cardboard and a spiral back. On the outside of the front pear broken personal names with capital letters against a fragile backgroun...

Lucy de Vere was the founder and first prioress of the Benedictine nunnery of Hedingam in Essex. When she died, probably around 1225 her successor, Agnes, sent this roll -- now ove...