Colleen Curran

#MedievalSky #RenaissanceSky #BookSky

The earth, the moon, and the sun

München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 396; Isidore of Seville, De natura rerum; 9th century (end); Brittany or Wales (?); f.16r

Promotional banner inviting applications for Visiting Fellowships at the Bodleian Libraries for 2026-27, featuring an interior view of the library.

VISITING FELLOWSHIPS: Applications are now open for 2026-27!

The deadline for applications is Friday 28 November 2025.

For more information on how to apply: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/bodleian-visiting-fellowships

Medieval manuscript miniature of a seated scribe holding a quill and knife over ruled parchment inside a decorated initial (GKS 4 folio III, fol. 165r)

I'll be talking to the Caxton Club next month on The Medieval Scriptorium - going through all the stages of making manuscripts, including demonstration videos. There may be cats in the background. Fri 14 Nov 12:00PM CT (5.00PM GMT) #medievalsky #bookhistory
www.caxtonclub.org/event-6296386

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Page de manuscrit enluminé avec une initiale ornée, présentant des motifs complexes et de petites illustrations, entourée de texte latin dans un format en colonnes.

Ecrit pendant le 11e siècle avec l’aide de scribes et d’enlumineurs de l’abbaye d’Echternach, ce manuscrit contient le texte latin de l’Ancien et du Nouveau Testament dans la traduction de saint Jérôme (ca. 347 – 420).

🔗 En savoir plus : https://gd.lu/cdmqS8
🔗 Accès en ligne : https://gd.lu/btHnHQ

A manuscript from early ninth century Mainz (with lots of insular elements in the script) for St Martin's day:
Rome, BAV, Pal. lat. 845, fol. 1r

Announcing the J.P. Gumbert Dissertation Award 2025! 🏆

We are looking for the best PhD thesis on any aspect of manuscript studies defended between 1 Sep 2024 and 31 Dec 2025. The award includes a prize of 5,000 EUR and a fellowship at the CSMC.

Apply by 6 February 2026!

uhh.de/csmc-jpga-2025

An Etch in Time! Ogham Craft Workshop
Join us for a free family drop-in workshop where you’ll learn about Ogham writing & create your own mini bookmark.
📅 Saturday, 15 November
🕒 10.30- 12.30
📍 National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
🎟️ No booking required
Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

The best!

Rare Gospel Written by Medieval Women Could Fetch More Than $1 Million at Auction A recently discovered gospel likely written by women at the abbey of Essen in the 10th century could sell for more than $1 million.

Anyone got a spare £million? Asking for.... Well, asking for me news.artnet.com/art-world/me...

Licoricia of Winchester, Jewish business women (d. 1277) & her youngest son, Asser. Sculpture by Ian Rank-Broadley, Jewry Street, Winchester (Hampshire) installed in 2022. Photo: Pat Goodall / Art UK.
licoricia.org/licoricia-of...

I am very sorry, Madeline. I hope that you're all doing as best as you can be during this time (or these times).

3-year postdoc position in medieval studies 3-year postdoc position in medieval studies The Department of Culture and Language invites applications for a 3-year postdoc position in Dominican studies within the CODICUM project. The position is e...

3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!

Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️

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Not me getting a small cat bed, no.

Not me going to Tesco at 9 am just for cat treats, no.

Very intrigued to read this!

Does anyone know how much money was spent on digitising medieval manuscripts at the British Library that the 2023 cyber hack took down? (preparing for a class tomorrow!)

I haven't touched Old Norse materials in a while, but I *love* Hallfreðr saga.

(I am a dog person for the record but I also love this purring machine. I have provisionally named him Bond because he’s a tuxedo kitty)

I saw him by the oil tank and thought he looked cold, so I opened the door and now I have a cat in my lap

Already have.

For the francophones, a podcast on forged medieval charters 😍

The Vatican's 'Action Successful' message always makes my day

We are advertising for an Assistant Director to join us in Marsh's Library. Full details about this exciting post here: marshlibrary.ie/vacancy-for-...

Congratulations!!!!

I have been informed that there is a crafts-store/bookstore in Ireland called 'Vibes and Scribes'. I am obsessed.

Cartoon of two pumpkins screaming in terror beside the traditional Irish Samhain carved turnip #Art #Samhain #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland

Reject modernity, embrace tradition

The Schaffhausen Adomnán 🥰🥰🥰

📣 Time Change - Kemble Lecture #TOEBI #medievalsky
🕰️ 5:30pm‼️
📅 13 November 2025
📜‘Myths and Monsters: Beowulf and the Etymologists’
🗣️Prof. Richard Dance, University of Cambridge
🏫Neill Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
💻Register for Zoom: tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...