Hard Labor 0 ▲ Laudator Temporis Acti 1 hour ago · Culture · hide Sara J. Charles, The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages (London: Reaktion Books, 2024), p. 12: [T]he making of a medieval manuscript was dirty, smelly, often boring and certainly back-breaking. It involved blood, urine, excrement and earwax. From the visceral process of preparing animal skin, to the wrist-straining tedium of endless writing, to the foul-smelling ingredients of illumination, to the finger-numbing effort of sewing tough parchment together — making a manuscript was an act of hard labour. Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town
