Inspired by Shannon's post, here is a photobucket site showing medieval manuscripts in Latin. Take a peak at the illustrations--they are really quite extraordinary. I am so grateful to all those medieval monks who spent long hours transmitting the ancient texts to us! For some reason, the middle ages seem to me more ancient and distant than classical antiquity....
Here is the site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85009674@N00/tags/illuminatedmanuscript/
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