Medieval books

Just as they are today, university students were big consumers of books in the Middle Ages. Learn about illuminated textbooks in law, medicine, and more.

Book of Hours, France, Saint-Omer, between 1320 and 1329

A handful of manuscripts remain which give researchers valuable insights into medieval science.

The four gospels are preceded by a full-page portrait miniature of the appropriate evangelist. Per tradition, they are represented as contemporary scribes surrounded by all the tools of their

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Today's readers might consume a hodgepodge of materials, but people had similar habits during the Middle Ages.

(#31) Compendium of early medieval Christian writers, including Gregory the Great, Dialogi, and Gennadius of Marseilles, De ecclesiasticis dogmatibus, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [north-eastern France (perhaps Lorraine or Alsace), eleventh century]

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Treasure bindings—book covers encrusted with gold, silver, and gemstones—were a luxury in the Middle Ages.

The Arbatel de magia veterum (Arbatel: Of the Magic of the Ancients) is a Renaissance-period grimoire – a textbook of magic – and one of the most influential works of its kind. Unlike some other occult manuscripts that contain dark magic and malicious spells, the Arbatel contains spiritual advice and guidance on how to live an honest and honorable life.