The New Testament manuscript in Oxford's Bodleian Library is believed to have been written by Eadburg.
A photography technique called photometric stereo was used to bring the scribbles out from obscurity. Researchers were able to see and interpret the lettering with the help of the digital technology.
There are markings on a book. The copy is small and wide.
The Bodleian Libraries and the Factum Foundation are working together to preserve cultural heritage using digital technology. People would occasionally write their names in books. Who doesn't like to make an occasional doodle in their reading material? It is possible that Eadburg owned the book or read it.
The name of Eadburg is included 15 times. Her name is preceded by a small cross a few times.
The figures were scribbled on a couple pages. One of the two figures has eyes, noses, and mouths, while the other has arms and hands.
It's not clear who Eadburg was. Nine women named Eadburg are recorded to have lived in England between the 7th and 10th century. An abbes in Kent lived in the 8th century. She might be the same person as Eadburg who made these drawings.
The style of the script in the text indicated it was written in Kent, and a shelf mark on the first page indicated it was located in the monastery of St. Augustine's in Canterbury.
It is remarkable that these were legible centuries ago. The Acts of the Apostles were found and not a private diary.
There is a rare early version of the King Arthur legend.
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