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Author: Sebastian Dows-Miller

An illumination of the mythical cetus, in Merton College, MS 249, f. 8r.
Digital Humanities Palaeography Student Projects

Reawakening Merton’s Beasts

Sebastian Dows Miller on his History of the Book project, increasing awareness of the Bestiary in Merton College Library, MS 249.

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Adventures in Typesetting and Printing with Students of the History of the Book

One History of the Book student recounts the benefits of a hands-on approach to learning about printed material.

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Video Update: Lena Zlock interviews Richard Ovenden about Burning the Books

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