Manuscripts

I found it interesting how manuscripts are made from animal skins. The steps to creating a manuscript is elegant and time consuming, from the quill pen to the book itself. When I watched the video, I was slightly amazed at all the effort involved. I thought the manuscript would have been made from paper. Everything used is organic. Some skill is also required. Steady hands are a necessity in creating a manuscript. I imagine that they were very expensive to obtain. Geoffrey wrote a manuscript that does not have credible sources. Was the book written for history purposes or entertainment? Geoffrey seems to idolize kings and even dramatize events that occurred during various time periods. When I read excerpts of the manuscript it seemed historical, but I am not super knowledgeable on kings of ancient times. He was merely a storyteller. The book could be classified as historical fiction.  

                                                        An Example of a Manuscript

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