The sources: from sources to Dictionary
For the display, we have selected six of the Dictionary's sources — covering nearly 500 years of British history — to show the breadth of Medieval Latin, and how the Dictionary researched and wrote its entries.
For each source, we include one of the quotations taken from that source, and one of the entries which featured that quotation. To view the sources, starting with the Life of St Kenelm (Vita S. Kenelmi), visit our gallery of items.
↣ the sources: from source to dictionary
The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources
The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources (DMLBS) is the most comprehensive dictionary of Medieval Latin to have been produced and the first ever to focus on British Medieval Latin. For more about the Dictionary and its history, visit our page on the dictionary.
The language: an introduction to British Medieval Latin
The use of Latin alongside everyday languages in medieval Britain is part of a long and complex linguistic heritage. For nearly a thousand years, Latin was the principal written language of the British Isles. To find out more, visit our page on British Medieval Latin.
About the display
The display was selected and designed by the Bodleian's Sallyanne Gilchrist and by Shelagh Sneddon of the DMLBS.
About this website
Content was written and selected by Shelagh Sneddon and Tom Wrobel, along with the DMLBS team. The site was designed and developed by Tom Wrobel.