Digital Editions by Trinity University English Students

St Anselm's Lament

A Digital Edition by Trinity University English Students


The class’s edition strikes a balance between the norms of Middle English textual editing and the capabilities of the software used to render the digital edition. 

Illustration and Latin script on parchment paper of Latin Prayers and Meditations of St. Anselm of Canterbury
St. Anselm's Lament

Thornton's Lyrics

A Digital Edition by Trinity University English Students

Thornton sometimes writes these religious lyrics in a smaller script, apparently trying to fit them in between larger texts he had already copied.

Latin on parchment paper quote "May the aforementioned R. Thornton, who wrote, be blessed. Amen."
Thornton's Lyrics