SESHAT Blogs
SESHAT the shop from pen to illumination
If you are passionate about art and medieval history, then the “SESHAT from pen to illumination” exhibition is for you. Seshat offers you Calligraphy and Illumination workshops for your medieval...
SESHAT from the pen to the Illumination on exhibition at Lautrec in Tarn
If you are passionate about art and medieval history, then the “SESHAT from pen to illumination” exhibition is for you. It is currently held in the medieval village of Lautrec...
Daniel in the lion's den
This illumination is a reproduction of folio no. 2 (verso) of a manuscript from the abbey of Cîteaux, dated from the 1st third of the 12th century and entitled “Commentary...
Original gift ideas
Christmas holidays, birthday gifts, wedding gifts, communion gifts, birth gifts, Mother's Day, Grandmother's Day... there is no shortage of opportunities to please your loved ones! Are you looking for a gift...
The Book of Kells
Created around the year 800 AD, the Book of Kells – which depicts the 4 gospels of the New Testament – is undoubtedly the major work of island illumination and...
Arnstein Bible
The Arnstein Bible takes its name from the abbey where it was made (in the northwest of Germany), and whose history dates back to the second half of the 11th century....
Lindisfarne, the island art of illumination
Like the Book of Kells , the Lindisfarne Gospel Book is one of the most beautiful illuminated manuscripts of the early Middle Ages. It was made at the monastery of Lindisfarne...
The lives of women in the Middle Ages through illumination
This short video from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada) addresses the social and religious representation of women through the art of illumination. Through the richness of their illuminations, the manuscripts...