DIGITAL BEOWULF
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Digital Resources for Manuscript Study

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Digitized Manuscripts at the British Library

  • Any page of the Nowell Codex (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV), which includes Beowulf, is free to access digitally online at the British Library's website
  • Includes thousands of other digitized items, including other early medieval English items
  • The British Library also offers articles grouping digitized items together, such as "Monsters and Heroes in Beowulf" by Victoria Simons and "Old English" by David Crystal
  • Visit Digitized Manuscripts at the British Library here

Digital Scriptorium

  • A consortium of American libraries and museums providing free online access to their collections of pre-modern manuscripts
  • Visit Digital Scriptorium here

Additional Resources on Medieval Manuscripts

  • "Making Manuscripts": YouTube video about the process of making medieval manuscripts by the Getty Museum
  • "Ellesmere Chaucer Reproduction": playlist of videos about the stages of making an illuminated manuscript by Bygone Arts
  • “Manuscript Studies: Digitized Catalogues, Manuscripts, & Databases”: list of digital resources for manuscript studies, paleography tools, digitized manuscripts, and more by the Medieval Studies Program at the University of Connecticut
  • “Paleography”: list of online resources about paleography by The Newberry Library
  • “The Book: Making and Meaning in the Medieval Manuscript”: online course about book and manuscript history by Harvard University on edX
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  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
    • Digital Resources Devoted to Beowulf
    • Digital Resources for Manuscript Study
    • Digital Resources for Historical & Cultural Context
    • Digital Resources for Working with Old English Language & Translation
    • Videos, Lectures, Online Courses & Podcasts
    • Digital Tools for Class Projects & Assessments
    • Additional Online Resources
  • Submit
  • Contact