Talking Tudors · May 4, 2026 · 49:24
Listen in the Podli app 🎧
Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.
In this episode host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Sara Charles about the production of medieval manuscripts, her hands-on experiments with parchment, inks and pigments, and her book 'The Medieval Scriptorium'.
They explore the evidence for where manuscripts were made, the people and long supply chains behind their materials, the evolution of scripts and decoration, and the everyday details that bring medieval scribes to life.
Learn more about Dr Charles
https://www.teachingmanuscripts.com/about
Takeaway
'The Craftman's Handbook' by Cennino d'Andrea Cennin
Find out about 'Medieval Castles in Germany' by Kurt Fuchs
Learn more about your host: