Hugo Pictor: 11th-century scribe’s selfie (first self-portrait)

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HUGO PICTOR’S SELFIE

IT’S RARE TO know authorship of an 11th-century manuscript. However, thanks to Christopher De Hamel’s Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts, the Oxford University’s Bodleian Library’s Bodley 717 is an exception. Tidbits … Continue reading →

September 17, 2020 · Leave a comment