Patricia Lovett MBE
@patricialovett.bsky.social
Professional scribe and illuminator. Written 14 books and made a DVD on the subjects. Co-Director and Chief Judge of the Stanford Calligraphy Collection.
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Good question! It turns out the Gothic Bodley MS is absolutely huge, 480 x 350 mm, with ruled space of 337 x 233. The Valenciennes MS is 295 x 260 mm, with no dimensions given for the ruled space, though it has minimal margins in the 2-column part of the codex and more lines per column.
October 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Good question! It turns out the Gothic Bodley MS is absolutely huge, 480 x 350 mm, with ruled space of 337 x 233. The Valenciennes MS is 295 x 260 mm, with no dimensions given for the ruled space, though it has minimal margins in the 2-column part of the codex and more lines per column.
Where are you going? So sorry not to be following your Oxford journey but hope it continues somewhere manuscript exciting!!
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Where are you going? So sorry not to be following your Oxford journey but hope it continues somewhere manuscript exciting!!