Funeral Games! He's so often undone by the funeral games, isn't he? Managing to do this without the bloodsoaked funeral games is the trick, it seems. Though the mid 19th century version was fairly mild compared to some bouts of that fever. And in fact we won! *g*
That's interesting with the same size. I've seen that at Cluny, but I didn't remember it.
The wedding contract -- also fascinating. It's really interesting to me about the script changes. I learned Latin cursive a long time ago, and it's interesting to see how this is a halfway point between those forms and more modern forms of the letters, with a clear Greek influence in things like the capital As. I know next to nothing about medieval script, but it's a fascinating comparison.
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That's interesting with the same size. I've seen that at Cluny, but I didn't remember it.
The wedding contract -- also fascinating. It's really interesting to me about the script changes. I learned Latin cursive a long time ago, and it's interesting to see how this is a halfway point between those forms and more modern forms of the letters, with a clear Greek influence in things like the capital As. I know next to nothing about medieval script, but it's a fascinating comparison.