Candlemas (2 February) arrives again: the end of the medieval winter festivals, when English Heritage advises that we should finally take down our Christmas decorations.

How long does it take to write manuscripts? This depends on the text you want to copy, but it might take very long – especially when you were commissioned to copy the entire Bible!

What would you expect to see on the first page of a book of sermons – a hunting scene? Perhaps not.