Napoleon famously embraced the *brand new* smallpox vaccine (Edward Jenner had developed the vaccine only a few years before Napoleon first rose to power) and tried to mobilize widespread vaccination for both the citizenry and his troops.
Look, Mom! They’re making comics about medievalists! #medievalsky
Archaeologists uncovered a medieval notebook from a latrine in the city of Paderborn, W-Germany. The 700 to 800 year old notebook consists of wooden tablets coated in wax and is enclosed within a leather binding decorated with embossed lily motifs
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Looking for help. I'm having trouble with the word in the image.
"Per se p...am presentem et sequentem."
The ending is "am," following "ecclesiam" in the next line, but I can't piece together something sensible from the rest.
"Per se patrimoniam"? The lower stroke in "a" is missing elsewhere.
Thank you! This fits the sentence. I appreciate the help.
I'm not sure! I haven't looked at the paper in person, and the catalog description doesn't mention a watermark or other identifying characteristics. I'd need to do more digging.
This letter, addressed to a spice merchant in Montpellier, is dated to the 1250s and written mostly in medieval Occitan. The most compelling part to me is that it's written on paper rather than parchment. Remarkably early example of paper in this region, especially among merchants! #medievalsky
The author of the letter was a merchant named Fermin de Posquierius, which was the medieval name for the town Vauvert, located just north-east of Montpellier. However, he was sending the letter from Paris. Someone better equipped to answer your question might take these details into consideration. 😬
Although, I would have been astonished to learn that there were a watermark for such early paper...
The linked video is why I am increasing my level of support for MinnMax. I am blown away by the effort needed to put that together. Absolutely remarkable.