The Role of Female Scribes in Medieval Manuscripts: A Bibliometric Review Based on Colophons
A team from the University of Bergen in Norway has revealed that women made a significant contribution to manuscript production during the Middle Ages. It was determined that at least 1.1% of the manuscripts copied by female scribes between 800 and 1626 AD, and likely exceeded a total of 110,000 texts. This estimate suggests that
Unique Mosaic of Trojan War Hero “Aeneas” Discovered
In the Kadirli district of Osmaniye, Turkey, a mosaic depicting “Aeneas,” the hero of the Trojan War and ancestor of the Roman people, was unearthed during the foundation excavation of a building. The mosaic was found in the ruins of a Roman-era villa. It has been reported that the mosaic depicting the Trojan War hero