The name Titus Livius (known in English as Livy) is a well-known one today. But how did the work of this Roman historian end up in the Library of the Burgundian Dukes?
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Exceptionally admire Margaret of Austria’s “Basses Danses” manuscript on 3 and 4 December.
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Christine de Pizan is often presented as one of the first feminists in history. How did she become a successful author? What were her favourite topics?
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Discover the brilliant light shining from the medieval manuscripts in the KBR museum during Bright Brussels.
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The library of the Dukes of Burgundy is one of the finest manuscript collections of its time.
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KBR keeps approximately 35,000 manuscripts, including 4,500 medieval codices.
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For a significant part, the original core of the manuscript collection comes from the Library of the Dukes […]
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