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Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of illuminated manuscripts that were custom-made for kings and explores the medieval world they reveal

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1/3 A look at illuminated manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon rulers who created a united England.

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Dr Janina Ramirez with the Secretum Secretorum Illuminated Medieval Manuscript Duration: 02:13 What a King Should Know
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Dr Janina Ramirez Explores Vellum Making for Medieval Manuscripts Duration: 04:16 Ruling by the Book
Janina Examines the Beautiful Alphonso Psalter Duration: 02:49 Ruling by the Book

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