Lisa Fagin Davis

The historical materials at the Smithsonian Institution museums are intended to paint a full and accurate picture of the American experience; by forcing them to edit their exhibits at the administration’s command, the White House is engaging in authoritarian censorship. It is taking another step toward divesting in professional expertise and dismantling principles of academic freedom. | ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums

ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House review of Smithsonian Institution museums: bit.ly/3HEbfgs

Crap. I'm so sorry, Matt.

The Americanization of the Sicilian tradition is fascinating to watch.

She did a great job!

Thank you so much, Carin! I'm so fascinated by the backstory of this tradition.

Fisherman's Feast Official Website | History The Fisherman's Feast is an annual Italian festival held in Boston's North End. The festival was started in 1910 by immigrants from Sciacca Sicily.

It's a wonderful example of how immigrants brought their traditions with them to America and then made them their own. I ❤️ the North End. www.fishermansfeast.com/history.html

A ten-year-old girl in a harness flies three stories above the massive crowds, declaiming in Italian about the glories of the Madonna del Soccorso, whose shrine was carried in procession earlier in the evening. It's an absolutely delightful spectacle that originated in 16th-c. Sicily, in Sciacca.

This is the absolute best thing about living in Boston's North End. Not just the summer Italian festivals, but this one in particular: The Fisherman's Feast in honor of Madonna del Soccorso. The festival culminated tonight with the annual Flight of the Angel!

AGREED, except I think about it ALL THE TIME. I get in paleography fights about this very question. I use "Romanesque", since that 1) makes it its own thing rather than defining it relative to what came before or after and 2) corresponds with 11th/12th-c. architecture.

Thank you for letting me know about this.

Cool! The third detail is from f. 15v, at least in part. The full image isn't high-res enough to tell if it's the whole manuscript!

This was such a fun event! Thank you @sims-mss.bsky.social and @leoba.bsky.social!

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YouTube video by Richard III Society American Branch Medieval Manuscripts in North America, by Lisa Fagin Davis, PhD

Medieval Manuscripts in North America, a Zoom talk given to the Richard III Society, American Branch by Lisa Fagin Davis, PhD, the Executive Director of the Medieval Academy of America. She kindly allowed us to record and share: youtu.be/yI48BJwlEcM?...

oh ffs

I defiintely wouldn't say that - and that's not what the text says! I am certainly ONE of the foremost experts, but I would say that I am truly an expert on the MATERIAL qualities of the manuscripts, as the text says.

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It's a wild ride indeed. In the same genre, but an even wilder story, I highly recommend "Veritas" by @arielsabar.bsky.social: www.amazon.com/Veritas-Harv...

Lisa Fagin Davis, "The Materiality of the Voynich Manuscript" | Centre for Medieval Studies The Centre for Medieval Studies welcomes Lisa Fagin Davis (Executive Director, Medieval Academy of America) to present "The Materiality of the Voynich Manuscript", a talk on her recent work using forensic evidence to hypothesize the original sequence of bifolia in the codex. REGISTRATION REQUIRED

In other #Voynich news, I'm giving a hybrid lecture at the Univ. of Toronto Centre for Medieval Studies on Sept. 26 where I will be presenting new and potentially game-changing research about the structure and material history of the manuscript! www.medieval.utoronto.ca/events/lisa-...

I'm so sorry!

I love this.

Medievalists Respond to Charlottesville In light of the recent events in the United States, most recently the racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, the undersigned community of medievalists co

Ah, I see the transcript, it's about the MAA's response to the Charlottesville march in 2017: www.themedievalacademyblog.org/medievalists...

Really? What did I say?!

Always!

Thank you! In the current misinformation environment, young people need to learn the importance of evidence-based research and critical thinking more than ever!

Thank you!

So much Voynich content coming your way in the next few years!

2) "The Voynich Manuscript: Past, Present, Future" (ARC Humanities Press), a scholarly volume of latest-research essays with contributions from myself, co-editor Colin Layfield, @chirila.bsky.social and others.

1) "The Most Mysterious Book in the World: Unlocking the Secrets of the Voynich Manuscript" (Getty Press), with Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano (award-winning children's STEM author). This will be a YA trade book emphasizing the importance of evidence-based research and scientific methodologies.

Well, I've been keeping this mostly-quiet for a while, but I can now officially announce that, in collaboration with several brilliant colleagues, I have signed not one, but TWO publishing contracts for #Voynich books! #MedievalSky

Envisioning Cluny:Kenneth Conant and Representations of Medieval Architecture, 1872–2025 This exhibition celebrates the study of medieval architecture at Harvard University. While medieval buildings have been continuously studied, the

I doubt it, although many of the records of the Cluny project are now at Harvard, and they recently had an exhibit about him: www.gsd.harvard.edu/exhibition/e...