Scriptorium:
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Online

A digital archive of manuscript miscellanies and commonplace books from c. 1450-1720, including research and teaching resources for late medieval and early modern manuscript studies.


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Lambeth Palace Library, MS 2240

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An acrostic poem, the first letters of each line spelling 'ALATHEIA WITHER', the maiden name of the compiler of this manuscript.

Manuscript Collection

Digital images and transcriptions of manuscript miscellanies.

English Handwriting

Teach yourself to read medieval and renaissance handwriting.

Other Resources

Other resources for manuscript study.


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Funding and Support

Scriptorium: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Online is a 3-year, AHRC-funded Resource Enhancement project, based in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge.

Arts & Humanities Research Council

University of Cambridge


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