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The codex holds a Sanskrit commentary on a Hindu legal text; this copy dates from the 17th or possibly even 16th century. #HistLaw #LegalHistory #LawBooks

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#Practice, practice! Evidence of a book artisan perfecting their technique in the margin of this Cambridge University Library statute book. #MedievalManuscripts #LegalHistory #HistLaw #Law #Art
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Visiting the Wren Library of Trinity College, Cambridge today, taking in (you guessed it) yet more Statuta Angliæ #manuscripts — including one which features this rather unhappy little fellow. 😕 #MedievalManuscripts #LegalHistory #HistLaw #Law
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#TFW you’re overcome by the sheer horror of c.16 of the 1st Statute of Westminster (3 Edw 1) 😳. #MedievalManuscripts #LegalHistory #HistLaw #Law
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Back in Cambridge University Library today, taking in more medieval common #law #manuscripts. #MedievalManuscripts #LegalHistory #HistLaw
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A golden initial like a tiny #sun in one of Cambridge University Library’s medieval English statute books. 🌞 #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #LegalHistory #HistLaw
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Lovely portrait of a woman tucked away in a Statuta Angliæ manuscript from Cambridge University Library. #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #LegalHistory #HistLaw #Women #Art
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‘M’ for the Merry Month of May in a Cambridge University Library statute book. #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #LegalHistory #HistLaw #Law
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‘S’ is for ‘shiny’ in this Cambridge University Library Statuta Angliæ manuscript. #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #HistLaw #LegalHistory #Law
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Itty-bitty book from Cambridge University Library’s Special Collections 🥺. #Manuscripts #MedievalManuscripts #HistLaw #LegalHistory #Law #Cute (Yes, really.)

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