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Making a Medieval Manuscript
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Advanced
- Length
- 28 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
A scribe documents making a partial replica of a 15th-century missal: preparing vellum, ruling, writing, gilding and painting the decoration.
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