Topic: Romanesque Manuscripts
In the 11th and 12th centuries, monasteries began to produce a variety of different kinds of
illuminated manuscripts both to meet their own needs, for export, and as gifts for other people
and places.  This course will explore the uses, appearance, and owners of such manuscripts a the
Giant Bibles, the Exultet Roll, the illustrated saint's life, and the Psalter.  Students will prepare an
in class presentation and a research paper on a manuscript of an aspect of manuscript production.
Students registered in the medieval studies section of the course will also receive a paleography
component, including transcription exercises.