Category: Medieval Manuscripts

Illustrated figure from Talismans Cabalistiques Magiques, grands secretes des Planettes. (1704)

The University’s Magical Manuscript: Talismans, Cabalistiques, Magiques, grands secretes des Planettes (1704)

May 12, 2025

One of the more unusual and exotic treasures of The University of Newcastle is a French magical manuscript entitled Talismans Cabalistiques Magiques, grands secretes des Planettes. The manuscript bears the date 1704 and was presumably created in the reign of the Sun King Louis XIV, le Grand Monarque and le Roi Soleil (1638-1715). What Is … More The University’s Magical Manuscript: Talismans, Cabalistiques, Magiques, grands secretes des Planettes (1704)

Fragment of Peter Lombard's Libri Quattuor Sententiarum Book 2 Distinction VII Recto

A Most Mysterious ‘Angelic’ Manuscript: The story of how a discarded fragment of a medieval book was sourced and translated on the 100 bus to Newcastle

February 28, 2025

The Cultural Collections Unit presents   With Assistance from Professor Harold Tarrant and Emeritus Professor Godfrey Tanner Prepared by Gionni Di Gravio On the Occasion of Dr Rhona Beare’s Retirement from the University of Newcastle 2nd Edition 2001 Preface Dr. Beare has been very much part of the Department of Classics for longer perhaps than … More A Most Mysterious ‘Angelic’ Manuscript: The story of how a discarded fragment of a medieval book was sourced and translated on the 100 bus to Newcastle