Illuminations : private lives of medieval kings. Ruling by the book /
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of illuminated manuscripts that were custom-made for kings and explores the medieval world they reveal. She begins her journey with the first Anglo-Saxon rulers to create a united England, encountering books in the British Library's Royal manuscripts collec...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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London :
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),
2012.
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| Series: | World history in video
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of illuminated manuscripts that were custom-made for kings and explores the medieval world they reveal. She begins her journey with the first Anglo-Saxon rulers to create a united England, encountering books in the British Library's Royal manuscripts collection which are over a thousand years old and a royal family tree which is five meters long. Janina finds out about a king who had a reputation for chasing nuns and reads a book created as a wedding gift for a ten-year-old prince. She roams from Westminster Abbey to other ancient English spiritual sites such as Winchester, St Albans and Malmesbury, and sees for herself how animal skins can be transformed into the finest vellum. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 13, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (60 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:59:28 |