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Finger counting. computus compilation, Lorsch 9th century. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 1449, fol. 118v.
#medieval #MedievalArt
In 1213 King John ordered 3,000 capons, 1,000 eels, 400 hogs, 100 pounds of almonds, and 24 casks of wine for Christmas. What are you having?
New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic.
“The Book of Kells was likely to have been created 1,200 years ago in Pictish eastern #Scotland, rather than on the island of #Iona, according to research that challenges long-held assumptions about one of the world’s most famous #medieval manuscripts.”
In 1213 King John ordered 3,000 capons, 1,000 eels, 400 hogs, 100 pounds of almonds, and 24 casks of wine for Christmas. What are you having?
New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic.
“The Book of Kells was likely to have been created 1,200 years ago in Pictish eastern #Scotland, rather than on the island of #Iona, according to research that challenges long-held assumptions about one of the world’s most famous #medieval manuscripts.”
Finger counting. computus compilation, Lorsch 9th century. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 1449, fol. 118v.
#medieval #MedievalArt
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