The Medieval Magazine No.43 | Page 2

The Medieval Magazine November 23, 2015

Yale University acquires ‘treasure trove’ of medieval manuscripts

With Ashgate Publishing’s American office closing this week, and its British office rumoured to do the same next month, it seems that days are numbered for one of the most important publisher’s in the field of medieval studies.

Is Ashgate Publishing about to close?

How to Murder a Byzantine Emperor

We take a look at three successful assassination attempts against the ruler of Byzantium

Read an excerpt from the new book by Martin Wall

The Anglo-Saxon Age: The Birth of England

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Otto F. Ege, an Ohio-based scholar and book dealer, made a controversial practice of dismantling medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and selling the individual leaves for profit during the first half of the last century.