A drawing of the Italian poet and court writer Christine de Pizan writing.

Why so many medieval manuscripts feature doodles – and what they reveal

This article by Madeleine S. Killacky, PhD Candidate, Medieval Literature, School of Arts Culture and Language, Bangor University is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. You can read the original article here 

Picture credit: a drawing of the Italian poet and court writer Christine de Pizan writing. BNF ArchivesCC BY-SA