Research

Current Projects

A Guide to Transcription

A Guide to Transcription Step by Step Transcription Step 1. Download the master image of the page you will be transcribing from the Dragon Prayer Book Manuscript folder. Step 2. Open a Google Docs file and title the page with the DRS page number (ex. *0018). Then, number…

Letterforms

Letterforms Letterforms from the dragon prayer book capital letter “A” lowercase letter “a” capital letter “B” lowercase letter “b” capital letter “C” lowercase letter “c” capital letter “D” lowercase letter “d” capital letter “E” lowercase letter “e” capital letter “F” lowercase letter “f” capital letter…

Microbiology

What is a microbiome? A microbiome describes all the tiny living things that make up a system. Made of organic material and having survived hundreds of years, the Dragon Prayer Book is a very unique microbiome for us to study. We use a combination of techniques…

Past Projects

Conservation

Conservation By Anna Smith, ’19 Steps taken to preserve the physical structure of the manuscript. Covers Due to wear and insect damage, the leather of the manuscript’s cover has suffered losses. The wooden board beneath the leather is exposed in several areas, both on the…