“I am very cold”
“The parchment is very hairy.”
“Oh, my hand.”
—Notes from medieval monks and scribes in the margins of their work
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This is awesome.
There is little doubt in my mind that had I been born 500 years sooner, my lot in life would have been that of a scribe—and a near-sighted, left-handed one at that. The note, “Oh, my hand,” particularly resonates with me.
I love these- I remember seeing the demand for alcohol during my Illuminated Manuscript class, there’s a cute little illustration of the illuminator/scribe to go along with it.
My personal favorite is “Thank God, it will soon be dark.”
I want to hug all these scribes.
(via marshtwain)
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