The Enigmatic Guda: Sinner and Scribe (Part I)
What on earth would Guda make of it? A scientist (and a woman no less!) heading off from Ghent in a self-propelling vehicle carrying a
Category: Female Scribes
Gisela of Kerzenbroeck’s Virtual Easter Celebration
Take a good look at this stunning image of the Resurrection: If you look carefully, you will see a nun kneeling at the top left.
Scripsit Sophya
When you are looking for a medieval female scribe, it doesn’t get any better than this: “Scripsit Sophya” — Sophia wrote [this]! It really doesn’t.
Ego soror Margareta
If you ever find yourself in Austria, you really should take the time to visit the monastery of Admont (in Steiermark, in Southeast Austria). The
Was “anonymous” a woman?
Do a thought experiment with me for a second. Close your eyes and call to mind a scriptorium (a space of book production) in a