By Maryanne Grebenstein –
This post is a follow-up to my recently published blog, A Visit with Some Manuscripts at the British Library. It’s the continuation of the chronicle of a trip recently offered by The Abbey Studio to London and Cambridge to view manuscripts and to participate in a workshop conducted by Patricia Lovett. A third blog is a description of the workshop. After a few surprisingly glorious, warm and sunny days in London, we headed to Cambridge. There, a visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum didn’t disappoint! Among the many lovely manuscripts on display was the Vita Caroli Magni (Life of Charlemagne), created in Florence in 1461 and presented to Louis XI (photo 7).
Photo 7: Vita Caroli Magni

Photo 8: Epistle Lectionary

Photo 9: Bury Bible

Photo 10: glossed psalter

Photo 11: Pontifical

Photo 12: Commentary on the Psalms

Photo 13: The Peterborough Bestiary

Photo 14: From the Peterborough Psalter

Photo 15: From the Peterborough Psalter

Photo 16: From the Peterborough Psalter

Photo 17: English Chronicle

Photo 18: From the Peterborough Bestiary

Photo 19: Peterborough Bestiary

Photo 20: From the Peterborough Bestiary

Photo 21: From the Peterborough Bestiary

Photo 22: From the Peterborough Bestiary

Photo 23: From the Peterborough Bestiary

Photo 24: From the Peterborough Bestiary