The Write Stuff
9th March 2020
Most of us know the stories of medieval monks toiling in their scriptoria, diligently copying other manuscripts, either for their own or other monastery libraries, or perhaps as a private commission for the Duke of Thusandsuch, who had his own collection, and enough money for the purpose, and who wanted to show off his erudition and wealth. The end result, whether or not it was the tactical objective at the time, was the preservation of the wisdom of the ancients, and there’s nothing not to like about that.
But what was involved in getting a manuscript together? And suppose I wanted to duplicate the process today. What would it actually take to do that?
If, of course, that’s what you want to do.