About

My name is Sara Charles and I am a book historian at the University of London. I enjoy 'historical remaking', where I recreate manuscript production techniques to understand the practices of the past.

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By thoroughly immersing myself in the making process, I can experience the smells, textures and sounds that medieval manuscript makers would have encountered, and I can appreciate problems or difficulties that they would have faced in their everyday working lives. 

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These remaking experiences inform my research and allow me to share my findings with those interested in medieval manuscripts, art history and crafting. I also run iron gall ink workshops. If you would like more details, please contact me through my social media channels: 

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Twitter: @sarajcharles

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/saracharles.bsky.social 

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These pages are shared for the benefit of learning. I am happy for you to use my images, but please do credit me and provide a link to my website.

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