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Some Of The Coolest, Most Interesting Stuff In Medieval Manuscripts Is Off In The Margins

WORDS Posted: May 11, 2017 9:03 am

Humans, animals, human-animal hybrids, disembodied limbs and other parts, monkeys playing bagpipes, rabbits in a funeral procession, naked bishops – the surprises are nearly endless. What’s more, says a scholar from the University of Glasgow, these drawings, doodles, and offhand notes can tell us a surprising amount about the people who wrote and read these volumes.

WORDS Published: 05.09.17

Read the story in Atlas Obscura Published: 05.09.17

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