Detail of page of a 13h century manuscript showing text in black and initials in red & green

Detail of 13th century manuscript showing text in black and a manicule or pointing finger

Beautiful red & green initials decorate our 13th century manuscript of the life of St Kentigern (also known as St Mungo). A reader has also added 'manicules' to indicate important sections #ManiculeMonday #ManuscriptMonday

Detail of a page from a 16th century book showing printed text and reader annotations in ink. From 'Annotationes in Acta Apostolarum' [i.e Commentaries on the acts of the apostles] (Basel, 1525)

A reader added a fetching cuff to their 'manicule', a pointing finger used to indicate an important passage in Justus Jonas' commentaries on the acts of the apostles, printed in Basel 501 years ago #ManiculeMonday #MondayMarginalia

Detail of the margin of a page from a 16th century book with a hand-drawn manicule or pointed finger added in ink, indicating a section of printed text.

A section so important, it required two 'manicules' or pointing fingers, left by 16th century readers. It describes the coronation of Charles VII of France in 1380 & is from Fabyan's Chronicle, a history of Britain printed in 1516
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street sign seen in Exeter “St Nicholas Priory ☞“

older street signs sometimes have a manicule instead of an arrow

#maniculemonday #manicule #fonts #typography

sign saying Whisky and Gin Distillery with big pointy hand finger fist (manicule)

a manicule worth following #maniculemonday
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Rock on! For #ManiculeMonday here’s a handy example of a reader highlighting text passages that I spotted in @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Laud Misc. 651 📜🤘

Detail from the page of a 15th century vellum manuscript with text in Latin and a hand added in to indicate an important section.

Exquisite nails & cuff on this manicule! From the life of St Mochóemóc founder of Leighmore, Co. Tipperary, in The 'Codex Kilkenniensis', our 15th century collection of the lives of Irish saints #ManiculeMonday #ManuscriptMonday

Detail of a 14th century medical manuscript with text from the centre of the page and manicules of pointing hands added by a reader in the margin on the right

Long-fingered & dramatically cuffed manicules, pointing out important sections in this 14th century medical manuscript
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