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Dr Alison Ray

@liber-ray.bsky.social

Collections and Archives Manager @ria.ie ๐Ÿ“– Medievalist ๐Ÿ“œ I like big books and cannot lie! (she/her) ๐Ÿ“•

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Shots of Rome taken on my Rollei 35S camera with Ilford XP2 film! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ“ธ

27.02.2026 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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So lucky to catch The Testament of Ann Lee in 70mm at the Irish Film Institute, amazing watch for any fans of female mystics and Amanda Seyfried serves incredible Margery Kempe energy! ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽฌ

26.02.2026 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congrats to the amazing Oxford Conservation Consortium team for their new article in the @araukie.bsky.social journal on their projects to rehouse estates and livings records of @lincoln.ox.ac.uk and other colleges! ๐Ÿ“œ๐ŸŽ‰
doi.org/10.1080/2325...

25.02.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Puzzle Binding!

Tricky! These are almost as rare as hen's teeth, and we just...
Had One???
And, it includes HOW Many Books? (Five from Germany c. 1601 and a blank one at last count...) #Vexierbuch #DosADos @newberrylibrary.bsky.social (Case C 823 .966)

25.02.2026 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 659    ๐Ÿ” 187    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43
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Would love to see this! ๐Ÿ“œ๐ŸŽ‰

22.02.2026 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So thrilled to catch Tate Britainโ€™s Turner & Constable: Rivals & Originals exhibition today, Iโ€™m obsessed with Constableโ€™s clouds and they had a whole dedicated section in the show! ๐Ÿ˜โ˜๏ธ๐ŸŽจ

22.02.2026 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I never copped on how central it is, so pleased to finally make it! ๐Ÿค—

22.02.2026 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So atmospheric! ๐Ÿ˜

22.02.2026 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brilliant historic walk with the @lincoln.ox.ac.uk crew yesterday following in Giordano Brunoโ€™s footsteps across Londonโ€™s Strand from his 1584 Ash Wednesday Supper adventure! ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐ŸŽ‰

22.02.2026 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Major #churchcrawling bucklet list achieved yesterday with a visit to the amazing St Bartholomew the Great in Smithfield! ๐Ÿ””๐ŸŽ‰

22.02.2026 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A fantastic reading tonight by Anthony Delaney from his book Queer Georgians on the Ladies of Llangollen accompanied with contemporary music performed by the Irish Baroque Orchestra! ๐Ÿ“–๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ‰

19.02.2026 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for your question, but I unfortunately donโ€™t know!

18.02.2026 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Photography is not allowed in the Sistine Chapel, so hereโ€™s an internet shot of the ceiling I got to see today!

16.02.2026 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A fantastic final day in Rome today with a power trip around the Vatican Museums and church crawling visits to Santa Cecilia in Trastevere and San Pietro in Montorio! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸŽ‰

16.02.2026 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Had a great trip to the Borghese Gallery yesterday, plus a church crawling extravaganza including visits to Sancta Sanctorum, San Giovanni in Laterano + Battistero, and Eglise Saint Louis des Franรงais! ๐Ÿ””๐ŸŽจ

16.02.2026 23:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fun church crawls today to Basilica di S. Maria in Trastevere and Santa Sabina + bonus accidental find of St Valentineโ€™s relics on Valentineโ€™s Day in Santa Maria in Cosmedin! โ˜ ๏ธโค๏ธ

14.02.2026 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A fantastic tour of the Il Tempo Della Devotione exhibition today at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome with curator Francesca Manzari! ๐Ÿ“œ๐ŸŽ‰

14.02.2026 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was so lovely to visit! ๐Ÿค—

14.02.2026 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Church crawling: Rome edition! Amazing visits today to Santa Maria in Aracoeli, the Basilica di Santa Prassede and Santa Maria Maggiore ๐Ÿ””๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

13.02.2026 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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One for the ghoulies! Tomorrow is both Friday the 13th and Galentineโ€™s Day, celebrate with your special memento mori โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿ’•

@britishlibrary.bsky.social Yates Thompson MS 7, f. 174r

12.02.2026 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's St Gobnait's feast day so who was Cork's medieval beekeeper? St Gobnait was an Irish female saint associated with bees in the Middle Ages and is still celebrated by local communities today

It's St Gobnait's feast day, so who was Cork's medieval beekeeper @liber-ray.bsky.social @ria.ie looks at the life and times of Ireland's lesser-known patron saint of bees and beekeeping www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

11.02.2026 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Get the music started! This rabbit has his bagpipes ready for Bad Bunnyโ€™s Super Bowl halftime show, from a 14th-century Psalter now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Douce 6, f. 33v ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŽถ

08.02.2026 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lincoln's Hidden Spaces: Mitre Vaults
YouTube video by Lincoln College, Oxford University Lincoln's Hidden Spaces: Mitre Vaults

I had so much fun exploring the medieval vaults of Oxfordโ€™s Mitre Inn (now Gusto Restaurant) as part of @lincoln.ox.ac.ukโ€™s Hidden Spaces series- check out the video on YouTube or Instagram! ๐Ÿค—๐ŸŽ‰

youtu.be/OkDTotazAhs?...

03.02.2026 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A nice bank holiday #churchcrawl to Cong Abbey, Co Mayo!

01.02.2026 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Due to an unfortunate grooming incident, Elmo now looks like Isaac Newton ๐Ÿ˜ญ

01.02.2026 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A nice Sunday church crawl to St Patrickโ€™s Cathedral, Dublin! ๐Ÿ””

25.01.2026 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Digital Tools for Manuscript Studies

If you have graduate students working with medieval manuscripts this free online training might be useful ๐Ÿ‘‡
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

23.01.2026 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Astronomical and Medical Tract - Royal Irish Academy RIA MS B ii 1 (Cat. No. 1216) Early 15th Century

Check out further details and the fully digitised manuscript from our website:
www.ria.ie/collections/...

23.01.2026 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You spin me right round! Got to meet our @rialibrary.bsky.social manuscript of the week, an amazing early 15th-century astronomical and medical tract in Irish complete with a volvelle and diagrams (RIA MS B ii 1) ๐Ÿ“œโœจ

23.01.2026 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Miniature of St John the Evangelist, late 8th/early 9th century (RIA MS D ii 3)

Miniature of St John the Evangelist, late 8th/early 9th century (RIA MS D ii 3)

Annal entry for St Patrick, 17th century (RIA MS C iii 3)

Annal entry for St Patrick, 17th century (RIA MS C iii 3)

Tract on the Ogham writing system of Old Irish (MS 23 P 12)

Tract on the Ogham writing system of Old Irish (MS 23 P 12)

A notary instrument, 15th century (RIA GSA/9/18)

A notary instrument, 15th century (RIA GSA/9/18)

We were delighted to virtually welcome the @komldsp.bsky.social programme cohort this week for a workshop via our visualiser with a few treasures from our collections! ๐Ÿ“œ๐ŸŽ‰

23.01.2026 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0