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https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-anglo-saxon-o-antiphons-o-jerusalem.html A Clerk of Oxford: The Anglo-Saxon O Antiphons: O Jerusalem, Vision of Peace The Virgin and Child ( BL Add. 34890, f. 115 , 11th century, England) The last week of Advent is the season of the 'O Antiphons' . Thes... a clerk of oxford anglo saxon https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2018/?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: 2018 a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/07/ive-fallen-in-love.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: I've fallen in love... with a youtube channel. I've been aware of the music of the amazingly talented Tim Eriksen for a while, but only recently started watching... a clerk of oxford fallen love https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/02/ A Clerk of Oxford: February 2017 a clerk of oxford february https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/03/norwich-cathedral.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Norwich Cathedral I've been in East Anglia for a week; many (many) more pictures of churches to follow! a clerk of oxford norwich cathedral https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/01/mice-in-little-wagons.html A Clerk of Oxford: Mice in little wagons If you have ever wondered how young boys entertained themselves in the twelfth century, the contemporary Yorkshire chronicler William of New... a clerk of oxford mice little wagons https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2016/02/ A Clerk of Oxford: February 2016 a clerk of oxford february https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/09/today-is-feast-of-our-lady-of.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: The Walls of Walsingham Today is the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham, a modern feast commemorating a medieval site of pilgrimage. In 1061, on the eve of the Norman... a clerk of oxford the walls walsingham https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/10/st-paulinus-and-sparrow.html A Clerk of Oxford: St Paulinus and the Sparrow Paulinus in Rochester Cathedral Paulinus, a member of St Augustine's mission to the Anglo-Saxons who became the first bishop of York, d... a clerk of oxford and the st paulinus sparrow https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/02/dickens-and-lost-love.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Dickens and Lost Love I wanted to post an extract from one of Dickens' novels yesterday, but drew a blank on which one, and went with the Chesterton instead; then... a clerk of oxford dickens lost love https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/01/evening-hymn.html A Clerk of Oxford: An Evening Hymn by John Ellerton (1826-1893), whose more famous evening hymn is 'The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended'. The third verse of this one should ap... a clerk of oxford evening hymn https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/09/steadfast-cross.html A Clerk of Oxford: 'Steadfast Cross' Initial from a Breviary ( British Library, Stowe 12, f. 297v) at the opening of the reading for the Exaltation of the Cross Today i... a clerk of oxford steadfast cross https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/02/on-this-day.html A Clerk of Oxford: On this day I recently had cause to be reading the Regularis Concordia , a tenth-century code of regulations for monastic usage which is one of the most... a clerk of oxford day https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-transience-i-where-beth-they-biforen.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: On Transience, I: Where beth they biforen us weren? A particularly mournful Sunday lyric today. Here are some verses from a thirteenth-century poem on the theme Ubi sunt qui ante nos fuerunt?... a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/08/st-dunstans-church-canterbury-and-st.html?showComment=1346257086157 A Clerk of Oxford: St Dunstan's Church, Canterbury, and St Thomas More This is the church of St Dunstan, Canterbury, a medieval church which has an interesting history stretching over nearly a thousand years, b... a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-home-thoughts.html A Clerk of Oxford: More home thoughts I'm very happy to be back in Oxford - an Oxford full of cheerful faces, and church bells, and blossom and spring flowers. Tonight the stree... a clerk of oxford more home thoughts https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/12/nocturnal-upon-st-lucys-day.html A Clerk of Oxford: A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day In John Donne's time, this was the shortest day of the year - St Lucy's, 'both the year's and the day's deep midnight'. This setting of his... a clerk of oxford st lucy nocturnal upon day https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-pilgrimage-to-crowland.html?showComment=1428774589154 A Clerk of Oxford: A Pilgrimage to Crowland Today is the feast of the Anglo-Saxon hermit St Guthlac, the anniversary of his death in 714, and in his honour I thought I'd post abou... a clerk of oxford pilgrimage crowland https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/01/st-canute-england-and-denmark-in-days.html?showComment=1340985435928 A Clerk of Oxford: St Canute: England and Denmark in the Days Before TV Danish chic at Jelling, in the church founded by St Cnut's great-great-grandfather Harald Bluetooth in 965 Denmark is cool these days.... a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2010/01/ A Clerk of Oxford: January 2010 a clerk of oxford january https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-stained-glass-of-stowting.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Some Kent Churches: The Stained Glass of Stowting I spent the second half of August in Kent, and in that two-week period I managed to visit a grand total of twenty-three village churches - p... a clerk of oxford stained glass https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/06/st-margaret-of-scotland.html A Clerk of Oxford: St Margaret of Scotland Margaret of Scotland in stained glass at Aldeburgh Today is one of the feasts of St Margaret of Scotland, who died on 16 November 1093.... a clerk of oxford st margaret scotland https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/12/to-beloved.html A Clerk of Oxford: To the Beloved This is a poem I came across recently, by Alice Meynell (1847-1922). To the Beloved Oh, not more subtly silence strays Amongst th... a clerk of oxford to the beloved https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/02/hoard-up-your-goldhoard-in-heaven.html?showComment=1424855474834&m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: 'Hoard up your goldhoard in heaven' Blogging will be light here for a little while, though if you should be so inclined you can read something I wrote this week for the BBC His... a clerk of oxford hoard heaven https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/02/some-music-for-candlemas.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Some Music for Candlemas A few things to listen to on the evening of this feast-day. Introit for Candlemas, BL Egerton 3759, f.72 'Suscepimus Deus, misericord... a clerk of oxford some music candlemas https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-death-of-svein-forkbeard.html?showComment=1391688158986 A Clerk of Oxford: The Danish Conquest, 1000 Years, Part 4: The Death of Svein Forkbeard On February 3, 1014, Svein Forkbeard died at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. He died as king of England and Denmark, a triumphant conqueror, j... a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/08/latter-lammas-and-second-shoots.html A Clerk of Oxford: Latter Lammas and Second Shoots Sir George Clausen, 'Harvest (Tying the Sheaves)' August 1st is Lammas Day, the earliest Anglo-Saxon festival of the harvest - a day of... a clerk of oxford latter lammas second shoots https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/05/stained-glass-saints-east-anglia-again.html?showComment=1336507691082&m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Stained Glass Saints: East Anglia, Again One of the mildly eccentric things I like to collect in this blog is pictures of saints depicted in stained glass, especially of medieval sa... a clerk of oxford stained glass east anglia saints https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/01/st-canute-england-and-denmark-in-days.html?showComment=1340986592065 A Clerk of Oxford: St Canute: England and Denmark in the Days Before TV Danish chic at Jelling, in the church founded by St Cnut's great-great-grandfather Harald Bluetooth in 965 Denmark is cool these days.... a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2016/01/learn-to-love-as-i-love-thee.html A Clerk of Oxford: 'Learn to love as I love thee' Nativity ( BL Harley 2915, f.28 ) Learn to love as I love thee. In all my limbs thou mayest see How sore they quake for cold; For th... a clerk of oxford to love learn thee https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2016/04/?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: April 2016 a clerk of oxford april https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/05/venerable-bede-and-blink-of-eye.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: The Venerable Bede and the Blink of an Eye Pugin's Bede at St Augustine's, Ramsgate The Venerable Bede, one of medieval Europe's greatest scholars, is commemorated on 25 May. He ac... a clerk of oxford the venerable bede https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/05/church-romance-c1500.html?m=1 A Clerk of Oxford: A Church Romance, c.1500 Something fun for a sunny day: this vivid little medieval poem is amusing evidence that even three hundred years before Thomas Hardy's paren... a clerk of oxford church romance https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2016/02/spring.html?showComment=1456149296263 A Clerk of Oxford: Spring Just a quick post to advertise a beautiful new book, which contains my translation of an extract from the Old English poem The Seafarer :... a clerk of oxford spring https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/03/on-publishers.html A Clerk of Oxford: On Publishers From a letter written on February 14th, 1634, from one antiquarian (the English Sir Henry Spelman) to another (the Danish Ole Worm ): "As f... a clerk of oxford publishers https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/02/st-werburgh-and-goose.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: St Werburh and The Goose Werburh (Ely Cathedral) Today is the feast of St Werburh of Chester, a seventh-century nun and a junior member of an illustrious family of... a clerk of oxford and the st goose https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/02/ A Clerk of Oxford: February 2015 a clerk of oxford february https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2009/10/slants-of-light.html A Clerk of Oxford: Slants of Light Recently I've been reading a lot of Middle English tail-rhyme romances - the supreme example, to my mind, to support the argument that orig... a clerk of oxford slants light https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/05/emma-and-her-encomium.html A Clerk of Oxford: Emma and her Encomium My latest column for History Today , on the Encomium Emmae Reginae , is now online - here's a taste: A marriage took place 1,000 years... a clerk of oxford and her emma encomium https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-coming-of-christ.html A Clerk of Oxford: 'The Coming of Christ' I've recently been thinking a bit about medieval drama, and in doing so came across a 'modern mystery play' which was new to me. The Comi... a clerk of oxford coming christ https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/07/ A Clerk of Oxford: July 2013 a clerk of oxford july https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-coming-of-christ-golden-blossom.html?showComment=1480344957408 A Clerk of Oxford: The Coming of Christ, the Golden Blossom Christ in Majesty (Grimbald Gospels, BL Add. 34890, f. 114v ) On the first Sunday of Advent, here's a fragment of an anonymous Anglo-Sa... a clerk of oxford coming christ golden blossom https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2016/03/two-crucifixes-and-norman-conquest.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Two Crucifixes and the Norman Conquest In my column for History Today this month , I've written about a church in Oxfordshire which has two incredible surviving Anglo-Saxon sc... a clerk of oxford and the two crucifixes norman https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/02/st-oswald-of-worcester-monastic.html?showComment=1362540539103 A Clerk of Oxford: St Oswald of Worcester: Monastic Reformer, Grandson of a Viking St Oswald of Worcester (not to be confused with Bede's St Oswald, the seventh-century King of Northumbria) was Archbishop of York from 97... a clerk of oxford st https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-rant-about-ragnarok-2014.html?showComment=1393191633722 A Clerk of Oxford: A Rant about 'Ragnarok 2014' I don't often rant, but when I do, it's because people who should know better are misrepresenting medieval things in the media. This time th... a clerk of oxford rant ragnarok https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/05/some-canterbury-saints-and-venerable.html A Clerk of Oxford: Some Canterbury Saints and the Venerable Bede The days between May 25-28 are variously dedicated in the church's calendar to four of my favourite medieval people: Bede, St Augustine of C... a clerk of oxford and the https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/05/therefore-be-brave-and-therefore-dear.html A Clerk of Oxford: Therefore be brave, and therefore, dear, be free Fear not, dear friend, but freely live your days Though lesser lives should suffer. Such am I, A lesser life, that what is his of sky Gladly... a clerk of oxford be brave therefore dear free https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-little-history-of-lammas.html?showComment=1501673767768 A Clerk of Oxford: A Little History of Lammas BL Harley 603, f.66 Today is Lammas, an Anglo-Saxon harvest festival celebrated on 1st August. Its name comes from Old English hlaf , '... a clerk of oxford little history lammas https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/09/second-best-virtue-and-malmesbury.html A Clerk of Oxford: Second-Best Virtue, and Malmesbury I learned today that Edmund the Martyr, the king of East Anglia killed by the Vikings in 870, supposedly had a brother named Eadwald, who be... a clerk of oxford second best virtue malmesbury https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/05/two-whitsun-carols.html A Clerk of Oxford: Two Whitsun Carols When I need cheering up I often turn to the Oxford Book of Carols , which is to me a 'constant source of happiness and inspiration', as the ... a clerk of oxford two whitsun carols https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/12/o-oriens-o-earendel-tolkien-and-daystar.html?showComment=1356099286785&m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: O Oriens, O Earendel: Tolkien and the Daystar Christ within a star, from a medieval English Psalter ( Harley 1688 ) This is an extract from an anonymous Old English poetic versio... a clerk of oxford and the https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2009/05/medieval-student.html A Clerk of Oxford: The Medieval Student by James Williams Scotus and a Latin Plato - Nought our student knew of Greek - No tobacco, no potato, Disputations twice a week. He was qui... a clerk of oxford medieval student https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-pilgrimage-to-crowland.html?showComment=1397206402299 A Clerk of Oxford: A Pilgrimage to Crowland Today is the feast of the Anglo-Saxon hermit St Guthlac, the anniversary of his death in 714, and in his honour I thought I'd post abou... a clerk of oxford pilgrimage crowland https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-danish-conquest-part-8.html A Clerk of Oxford: The Danish Conquest, Part 8 It's time for the next installment in my series of posts marking the 1000th anniversary of the Danish Conquest of England . This series, whi... a clerk of oxford danish conquest part https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-song-for-all-souls.html A Clerk of Oxford: A Song for All Souls Singing a Requiem, BL Arundel 302, f.77v (English, 15th century) For all Cristen saulys pray we: Requiem eternam dona eis, Domine. ... a clerk of oxford song souls https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/07/?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: July 2011 a clerk of oxford july https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-stained-glass-st-edward.html A Clerk of Oxford: Some Stained Glass; St Edward Just because. These are all from the parish church of Islip in Oxfordshire, the birthplace of Edward the Confessor. This time last year I wa... a clerk of oxford stained glass edward https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2010/?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: 2010 a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/05/medieval-compliments-or-how-to-call.html A Clerk of Oxford: Medieval Compliments, or, How to call someone 'beautiful' in Middle English This is for the person who found my blog by googling how to say 'very beautiful' in Middle English. It's such a nice query that I feel insp... a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-medieval-love-poem-heart-that-loveth.html A Clerk of Oxford: A Medieval Love Poem: The Heart That Loveth Me Today I stumbled across a medieval love poem which may, I think, be the most straightforwardly likeable and accessible poem I've ever encoun... a clerk of oxford love poem https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-anglo-saxon-o-antiphons-o-emmanuel.html?m=1 A Clerk of Oxford: The Anglo-Saxon O Antiphons: O Emmanuel, God mid us Christ in majesty, BL Harley 76, f. 6 This is the Old English version of 'O Emmanuel', the last of the O Antiphons, which makes up line... a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/11/st-hilda-and-hidden-gold.html?showComment=1447831202967 A Clerk of Oxford: St Hilda and Hidden Gold St Hilda (Worcester Cathedral) Today is the feast of St Hilda, abbess of Whitby, who died on 17 November 680. Born into a royal family ... a clerk of oxford st hilda hidden gold https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/01/as-do-mothers-all.html?showComment=1420666090689 A Clerk of Oxford: 'As do mothers all' BL Stowe 16, f. 120 This yonder night I saw a sight, A star as bright as any day, And ever among a maiden sung, 'By by, lully, lullay.' ... a clerk of oxford mothers https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/09/walking-st-berins-land.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Walking St Berin's Land Birinus (Dorchester Abbey) Today is one of the feasts of St Birinus, who in the seventh century was sent from Rome to convert what Be... a clerk of oxford walking st berin land https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/02/hoard-up-your-goldhoard-in-heaven.html?showComment=1488707874208&m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: 'Hoard up your goldhoard in heaven' Blogging will be light here for a little while, though if you should be so inclined you can read something I wrote this week for the BBC His... a clerk of oxford hoard heaven https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/07/?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: July 2017 a clerk of oxford july https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-canterbury-tale.html A Clerk of Oxford: A Canterbury Tale My latest column for History Today can now be read online here . It's about the 1944 Powell and Pressburger film A Canterbury Tale , a s... a clerk of oxford canterbury tale https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/01/christmas-bids-farewell.html?showComment=1454441144517 A Clerk of Oxford: Christmas bids farewell Feasting in January ( BL Royal 2 B VII f. 71v ) If you, like me, are taking down the Christmas decorations today, here's a carol to che... a clerk of oxford christmas bids farewell https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/09/ A Clerk of Oxford: September 2013 a clerk of oxford september https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/04/norwich-passion.html A Clerk of Oxford: The Norwich Passion This glorious golden Crucifixion scene is part of a reredos in Norwich Cathedral, depicting five scenes from the death and resurrection of ... a clerk of oxford norwich passion https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/12/o-oriens-o-earendel-tolkien-and-daystar.html?showComment=1356089787118&m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: O Oriens, O Earendel: Tolkien and the Daystar Christ within a star, from a medieval English Psalter ( Harley 1688 ) This is an extract from an anonymous Old English poetic versio... a clerk of oxford and the https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-pretty.html?showComment=1286646053042&m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Just Pretty Medieval floor tiles in the parish church of Muchelney, Somerset. The tiles were moved to the church from the nearby abbey, which is now in ... a clerk of oxford pretty https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-love-for-long.html A Clerk of Oxford: In Love For Long I've been in love for long With what I cannot tell And will contrive a song For the intangible That has no mould or shape, From which there'... a clerk of oxford in love long https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/06/church-romance.html?showComment=1366119941903&m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: A Church Romance Today is Thomas Hardy's birthday, and so here's perhaps my favourite of his poems. (Although that title might go to this poem instead). ... a clerk of oxford church romance https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/06/three-thoughts-on-consolations-of.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Three Thoughts: On the Consolations of Nature First, Pride and Prejudice , chapter 27: Before they were separated by the conclusion of the play, she had the unexpected happiness of ... a clerk of oxford three thoughts on the consolations nature https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/12/running-race-charles-kingsley-on-advent.html A Clerk of Oxford: Running the Race: Charles Kingsley on Advent O Lord, raise up (we pray thee) thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness... a clerk of oxford running the race charles kingsley https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-close-companioned-inarticulate.html A Clerk of Oxford: A Summer Poem: 'This close-companioned inarticulate hour' Silent Noon Your hands lie open in the long fresh grass, -- The finger-points look through like rosy blooms: Your eyes smile peace. The past... a clerk of oxford summer https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-battle-of-maldon.html A Clerk of Oxford: The Battle of Maldon 10 August is the date of one of the most famous battles in Anglo-Saxon history: the Battle of Maldon, fought between an English army and a ... a clerk of oxford the battle maldon https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-danish-conquest-part-7-murder-at.html A Clerk of Oxford: The Danish Conquest, Part 7: Murder at Oxford Two years ago , I began a series of posts marking - in real time, as far as possible - the 1000th anniversary of the Danish Conquest of Engl... a clerk of oxford https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/08/ A Clerk of Oxford: August 2015 a clerk of oxford august https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/06/three-thoughts-on-occasional-mercies.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Three Thoughts: On 'Occasional Mercies' 'Occasional mercies' is John Donne's term for what a non-believer would call coincidences - moments of grace which come out of nowhere; remi... a clerk of oxford three thoughts occasional mercies https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/06/arthur-like-summer-waits.html A Clerk of Oxford: 'Arthur, like summer, waits' On this sunny day, the first of June, here's John Masefield's 'On the Coming of Arthur', from his book of Arthurian poems, Midsummer Night ... a clerk of oxford arthur like summer waits https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/06/cute-vikings.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Cute Vikings I love this kind of thing: a new children's book involving Vikings . I discovered it by accident, and it looks very cool. Cute little Viki... a clerk of oxford cute vikings https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-time-is-all-run.html?m=1 A Clerk of Oxford: 'The Time is All Run' Virgin and Child (c. 1200, BL Royal 2 A XXII, f. 13v ) Today I thought I would revisit a beautiful Advent carol which has been running ... a clerk of oxford the time run https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/03/daffodils-and-anchorites-iffley-and.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Daffodils and Anchorites, Iffley and the Splendour of Light Chaucer was right: when spring comes, 'then longen folk to go on pilgrimages'. It isn't April yet, but we're having what they call a forwar... a clerk of oxford daffodils https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/04/o-sinful-man-give-me-thine-heart.html A Clerk of Oxford: 'O sinful man, give me thine heart' The Crucifixion in a 15th-century Book of Hours ( BL Sloane 2321, f.111v ) Reuert, reuert, reuert, reuert; O synfull man, geve me thyn her... a clerk of oxford give me https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/02/careers-counselling-in-eleventh-century.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Careers Counselling in the Eleventh Century One more Anselm anecdote to finish out the month? Why not. This is the story of how St Anselm became a monk. The devout child who thought ... a clerk of oxford careers counselling eleventh century https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/04/wonders-of-westhall.html?showComment=1406441912699 A Clerk of Oxford: The Wonders of Westhall Last week I saw some of the most extraordinary medieval art I have ever been lucky enough to see, in a remote church in a tiny village in r... a clerk of oxford the wonders https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-medieval-morning-prayer.html A Clerk of Oxford: A Medieval Morning Prayer Jesu Lord, blyssed thou be, For all this nyght thou hast me kepe From the fend and his poste, Whether I wake or that I slepe. In grete ... a clerk of oxford medieval morning prayer https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/05/unruly-wills-and-affections.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Unruly Wills and Affections About this time every year I post this prayer, the Collect for the Fourth Sunday after Easter in the Book of Common Prayer: O almighty G... a clerk of oxford unruly wills affections https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/07/some-miracles-of-st-swithun.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Some Miracles of St Swithun Swithun at St-Swithun-upon-Kingsgate , Winchester 'St Swithun's day if thou dost rain For forty days it will remain; St Swithun's day ... a clerk of oxford miracles st https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2009/10/slants-of-light.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Slants of Light Recently I've been reading a lot of Middle English tail-rhyme romances - the supreme example, to my mind, to support the argument that orig... a clerk of oxford slants light https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-coming-of-christ-golden-blossom.html?showComment=1480325277765 A Clerk of Oxford: The Coming of Christ, the Golden Blossom Christ in Majesty (Grimbald Gospels, BL Add. 34890, f. 114v ) On the first Sunday of Advent, here's a fragment of an anonymous Anglo-Sa... a clerk of oxford coming christ golden blossom https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/05/ A Clerk of Oxford: May 2012 a clerk of oxford may https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2018/04/ A Clerk of Oxford: April 2018 a clerk of oxford april https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/04/saints-say-mass.html A Clerk of Oxford: The Saints Say Mass Fifteenth-century Mass scene from the font at Westhall , Suffolk This is a fifteenth-century poem - or rather song, though its music ha... a clerk of oxford the saints say mass https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/02/sam-wellers-valentine.html?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: Sam Weller's Valentine From The Pickwick Papers , chapter 33. As he was sauntering away his spare time, and stopped to look at almost every object that met his ... a clerk of oxford sam weller valentine https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/04/ A Clerk of Oxford: April 2012 a clerk of oxford april https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2015/11/?m=0 A Clerk of Oxford: November 2015 a clerk of oxford november https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/05/man-who-lived-in-sea.html A Clerk of Oxford: The Man Who Lived in the Sea A story from De Nugis Curilium ('Courtiers' Trifles') by the twelfth-century Latin writer Walter Map , royal clerk and sometime Archdeacon ... a clerk of oxford the man lived sea