The legends of medieval books
This blogpost is not about myths and legends, but about editorial legends, the written explanatory matter accompanying an illustration, map, chart, explaining how visuals are to be read and understood, or what they stand for.
Despite their widespread use, legends are not modern. Medieval scribes, scholars and the manuscript culture these worked in made g…
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