Making Manuscripts: Quills
Channel: British Library
Date: 2018-11-22

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Did you know that left-handed pens were in use during the Middle Ages? Patricia Lovett demonstrates how to make quill pens from bird feathers.   

Explore illuminated manuscripts from the national libraries of the UK and France: https://www.bl.uk/medieval-english-french-manuscripts