Fifteenth-century codex in the news

[rymenhild]

(cross-posted to medievalstudies)

From the Toronto Star: Manuscript may be a women's magazine. The article argues that a mid-fifteenth-century miscellany is aimed at women and is an ancestor of Cosmopolitan (!). I leave you to judge just how much the reporter simplified her data, but the article's a fun read.

Also, I have emailed the Star to inform them that Biblioteca Nazionale is not actually the name of the manuscript, so you all don't have to.

Comments

[reconditarmonia.livejournal.com]

ooo. cool.

[rachel2205.livejournal.com]

Ha, this article is quite random. However, it's cool to know someone's doing work on Lybeaus - it's fairly awesome. And it's always nice to see medieval things in the news!

[just-ruth.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* the one comment is right - it might be fun to see an english translation.

Say, wasn't there an older man in I think the 15th century who put together a how-to book for his young (say 15 years or so) bride?