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Medieval Manuscripts through Children’s Eyes

Join Robbe (5), Elias (6), Maarten (8), Berre (10) en Elin (10) as they discover Medieval manuscripts.

Five children share their thoughts on six Medieval manuscripts. Can they make sense of a world of miniatures, gold, droleries, parchment and Latin? What do they discover by looking at the manuscripts with a beginners’ gaze? What can they teach the experts?

The video series Medieval manuscripts trough children’s eyes can be used in art education to encourage children to discuss medieval art.

Medieval Manuscripts through Children’s Eyes (1)

In this video, Robbe (5) and Berre (10) describe two illuminated manuscripts: the 1121 copy of the famous Liber Floridus by Lambert of Saint Omer and a sparkling late medieval copy of the Faits et dits mémorables by Valerius Maximus.

Medieval Manuscripts through Children’s Eyes (2)

In this video, Elin (10) describes scenes of a feast in a 15th-century copy of the Genealogia deorum by Giovanni Boccaccio.

Medieval Manuscripts through Children’s Eyes (3)

In this video, Elias (6) and Maarten (8) describe funny creatures in the margins of a 13th-century copy of the Speculum doctrinale by Vincent de Beauvais.

Medieval Manuscripts through Children’s Eyes (4)

In this video, Elias (6) and Maarten (8) describe Thomas of Cantimpré’s encyclopedia De natura rerum in a 15th-century copy filled with fantastic and monstruous beasts.