MLA International Bibliography
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Before emojis there were…medieval manuscript marginalia.
21 Medieval Marginalia That Look Like Emojis
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Just like emojis, marginalia – the pictures in the margins of medieval manuscripts – perform a bunch of different functions. They can add to, or illustrate the text they’re with, or they can be…
Before emojis there were…medieval manuscript marginalia.
21 Medieval Marginalia That Look Like Emojis
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Just like emojis, marginalia – the pictures in the margins of medieval manuscripts – perform a bunch of different functions. They can add to, or illustrate the text they’re with, or they can be…
Website of the Week (WoW) #119: Melville’s Marginalia
Have a virtual browse through Herman Melville’s bookshelves. Click on a book spine to see page images showing his annotations. What did Melville read and what did he find interesting enough to make a note about in the margins?
There’s also an introduction to Melville”s Marginalia in The New Testament and The Book of Psalms at http://melvillesmarginalia.org/UserViewFramesetIntro.php?id=14.
Melville’s Marginalia Online
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Website of the Week (WoW) #119: Melville’s Marginalia
Have a virtual browse through Herman Melville’s bookshelves. Click on a book spine to see page images showing his annotations. What did Melville read and what did he find interesting enough to make a note about in the margins?
There’s also an introduction to Melville”s Marginalia in The New Testament and The Book of Psalms at http://melvillesmarginalia.org/UserViewFramesetIntro.php?id=14.
Melville’s Marginalia Online
melvillesmarginalia.org
Doodling in books has been around since there were books. Here are some fun medieval doodles from artistically-inclined readers.
The Art of the Doodle
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By Jenny Weston Manuscript doodles—the small sketches often found in the margins of manuscripts—are always a welcome treat when looking through a medieval book.
Doodling in books has been around since there were books. Here are some fun medieval doodles from artistically-inclined readers.
The Art of the Doodle
medievalfragments.wordpress.com
By Jenny Weston Manuscript doodles—the small sketches often found in the margins of manuscripts—are always a welcome treat when looking through a medieval book.