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Hidden Old English Poem Emerges from a 9th-Century Latin Manuscript in Rome
history14 days ago

Hidden Old English Poem Emerges from a 9th-Century Latin Manuscript in Rome

Trinity College Dublin scholars discovered Caedmon’s Hymn, the oldest known Old English poem, embedded in a ninth-century Latin copy of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History in Rome’s National Central Library. Copied around 800–830 AD at Nonantola Abbey, this manuscript places the vernacular poem at the core of the narrative, unlike earlier copies that hid it in margins. The find, made possible by digitization of the Nonantola collection, highlights cross-European manuscript transmission and could lead to further discoveries.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#bedes-ecclesiastical-history#caedmons-hymn#history
Oldest English Poem Found Hidden in a Roman Manuscript
world15 days ago

Oldest English Poem Found Hidden in a Roman Manuscript

Irish researchers at Trinity College Dublin discovered Caedmon's Hymn, the oldest surviving English poem, embedded in the main text of an 8th‑century manuscript copy of Bede's Ecclesiastical History in Rome's National Central Library. The find pushes back the dating of English literature to the 7th century and shows early diffusion of English before the 10th–11th centuries. The digitization of the Nonantola collection enabled this discovery and could lead to more breakthroughs.

via CBS News|
#bede#caedmons-hymn#digitization
Switzerland’s Ancient Baroque Library: A Vault of Medieval Minds
culture3 months ago

Switzerland’s Ancient Baroque Library: A Vault of Medieval Minds

A visit to the Abbey Library of St Gallen in eastern Switzerland reveals a 1,300‑year‑old Baroque hall housing about 160,000 manuscripts and over 2,100 medieval codices, including Ireland’s largest mainland manuscript collection. Surviving upheavals from revolutions to reformations, the library now blends scholarship with tourism, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors who help sustain this ancient repository of knowledge.

via BBC|
#abbey-library#baroque-library#culture
Uncovering Medieval Volcanic Activity Through Lunar Observations
science3 years ago

Uncovering Medieval Volcanic Activity Through Lunar Observations

Medieval manuscripts containing detailed descriptions of lunar eclipses are helping present-day researchers study a mysterious cluster of volcanic eruptions on Earth. Over a five-year period, researchers scoured 12th and 13th-century European, Middle Eastern and East Asian sources for lunar descriptions, which, when combined with ice core and tree ring data, are allowing more accurate dating of what scientists think must have been some of the biggest volcanic eruptions the world has seen. The new research sheds light on the onset of the Little Ice Age, a period of cold weather between 1280 and 1340 that disrupted harvests, saw the advance of European glaciers, and led to a shift in the social and economic order.

via CNN|
#climate-disruption#little-ice-age#lunar-observations
Uncovering Medieval Monks' Recordings of Volcanic Activity through Lunar Observations.
science3 years ago

Uncovering Medieval Monks' Recordings of Volcanic Activity through Lunar Observations.

Researchers have found a new way to learn about historical volcanic eruptions by studying descriptions of lunar eclipses in medieval manuscripts. By compiling hundreds of records of lunar eclipses from across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, the researchers were able to estimate the timing of the eruptions more precisely than from previous ice core records. The study also sheds light on the potential impact of volcanic eruptions on the climate during the European Middle Ages and their role in the transition to the Little Ice Age.

via ScienceAlert|
#climate-change#little-ice-age#lunar-eclipses