Benjamin Albritton

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Rare books and manuscripts. Measurer of shelves.

A medieval document with one or two lines of handwriting visible at top, dark colored wax seal attached to a strip of parchment at the bottom of the document
Small sticker placed on a green door above a large doorhandle. Sticker, with orange background, depicts Pope Francis as a superhero flying toward the viewer while clutching a satchel with the word 'valores' on the side.
In the background, 8 electric candles of various sizes on a dark background, int he foreground, a book lies open on a foam book cradle, the light from the candles is reflected by the gold decorations on the open pages of the book.
Close up detail of an ink drawing of a disembodied hand with a frilly cuff, with index finger extended, pointing toward the right.
A page of handwritten music for four voices with text beginning "My trembling song awake" (repeated in all four voices)
elaborate penwork decoration including a very large initial "P" (Puer) in red penwork with some black.
Detail of a hole in medieval vellum that was sutured shut during preparation. Writing shows through faintly from the other side of the leaf.
medieval drawing of a hedgehog in foreground, background brownish gold, with pink and purple flowers on green stems, fragment of German text in the top left-hand corner.
The cover image of a scholarly journal with text reading Digital Philology, A Journal of Medieval Cultures, Fall 2024, Volume 13, Number 2. Purple background. With below that an image of assorted medieval and early modern leaves with a magnifying glass highlighting a section of foliate border with red blue and gold leaves.
A small hand with long pointing finger, a manicule, pointing toward an area of early printed text (with another faint manicule showing through from the other side of the paper)
Beginning of an article entitled The Grind: Green Library Special Collections: The magic of medieval manuscripts above a photo of a single leaf of a medieval manuscript written in two columns with black and red ink, penned decoration along the bottom margin, decorated initial "d" on the left hand side, header in Latin for the Book of Wisdom.
Inhabited initial E (beginning "Ecce" from the Introit for Epiphany), with the three magi before Mary and Jesus. Initial in blue, red and green, with foliate decoration and small butterfly to left, with gold surround.