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  • The Four Seasons – Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts

    On mornings when I wonder why I do this (and frankly, this was one of them), it’s things like this that remind me.  Simply beautiful. The Four Seasons – Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts.

  • A little gem

    This morning’s nugget of advice from the sixteenth century: “If I in thee Suche faultes ones see,             As no man ells doth knowe; To thee alone, And other none,              These faults I ought to showe.” Haywood – A Ballad against Slander and Detraction

  • Update

    This could be a very long post!  Things have been very stressful lately, not only because of the PhD work but a number of other domestic issues have been getting in the way of things.  I hope that now they’ve all been sorted out and that I’ve heard the last of them… Anyway, recently I’ve…

  • Temporary delays

    “Be fast and firme to freinde, as thou wouldest him to be; Be shamefast ther wher shamfull dedes be offered vnto the. In place thy maners shewe, in right and comly wyse; From the let peace and quietnesse, and wars from others, ryse” Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I hope that normal service…

  • London here I come!

    I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the last couple of weeks planning my trip to London. I’ve made arrangements to go to the British Library, the Society of Antiquaries and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, and although I’m a bit nervous (I’ve never done anything like this before), I’m also very excited. This…