Tag Archives: Book of Hours

Hilary Mantel

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Sylvia Morris

On Thursday 22 September 2022 the great British writer Hilary Mantel died unexpectedly. The many tributes have spoken about her gifts as a writer, about her intelligence, her humour, and about the new books that she still planned to write. There … Continue reading →

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Astrology at the winter solstice

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Sylvia Morris

This weekend is the winter solstice, the turn of the year after which days begin to lengthen again (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere). It’s a perfect time to enjoy a wonderful illuminated book now kept … Continue reading →

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Medieval images of Christmas-time

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

As it’s Christmas, the darkest time of the year I’m putting on the Shakespeare blog a few images drawn from the British Library’s Illuminated Manuscripts stunningly beautiful collection. Thousands of images are now online: the connections to Shakespeare are a … Continue reading →

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