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A little bird sings its heart out in the bottom margin of f. 323v, Ms. Codex 724, a 13th century illuminated Bible #DrolleryDonnerstag #medievalsky
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The shining paragon of actually respecting the public, IMO, is @sims-mss.bsky.social, which combines excellent social media game with actually respecting us intellectually, and making all aspects of the manuscript (pics AND text AND metadata) available, navigable, and saveable.
ASMR Alert!
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Love me a good 11th century flyleaf
The first binding fragment I ever catalogued was an 11th century bible flyleaf. My first ever real-life go at paleographic dating, too. Good times.
The binding is great, isn't it?
Today's manuscript is a collection of 15th century statutes for an Italian village, Vigliano d'Asti. Like a medieval HOA, it specifies things like local elections and the proper use of public roads. The flyleaves are 11th century (UPenn Ms. Codex 55) #medievalsky
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For #CoffeeWithACodex on March 12 (12pm ET, on Zoom), @leoba.bsky.social will bring out LJS 482, a 13th century copy of commentaries on Aristotle's De generatione et corruptione and Meteorologica, by the Dominican friar Albertus Magnus. #medievalsky
Register here: https://bit.ly/47mgL0K
SCHOENBERG INSTITUTE FOR MANUSCRIPT STUDIES ONLINE LECTURE!
“One sober tint”: Facsimiles of Illuminated Manuscripts and the Problem of Color
Siân Echard, University of British Columbia
#medievalsky
Friday, March 13 @ 12pm EDT
More details and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4smwoxr
This was FUN
On Tuesday, we made books! Led by Preventive Conservation Librarian and book artist Jess Ortegon, a group of students and staff sewed a text block and folded a paper binding, based on the binding of our favorite 15th century Italian herbal, LJS 419. #medievalsky #dhmakes
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Did you know books have been bound in leather not just from cows, but from reindeer, seal, and even shark?🦈 Learn more about historic bookbindings in my new episode of Bite Sized Book History! youtu.be/3aUdEy0Edf4?...
Welcome to March! This 15th century Book of Hours, use of Rouen, celebrates the month with the labor of pruning vines, and an illustration of Abraham and Isaac (the ram in the image reflects the Zodiac sign of Aries). UPenn Ms. Codex 1056, f. 3r-3v #medievalsky
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📢 Call for applicants!
We are delighted to announce the SIMS-CSMC Fellowship, set up with our colleagues @sims-mss.bsky.social. It supports innovative approaches to the study of manuscripts and includes time at SIMS in Philadelphia and at CSMC in Hamburg.
Apply by 1 May 2026!
More info:
just a little guy
For #CoffeeWithACodex on March 5, Judaica Special Collections Cataloging Librarian Louis Meiselman will bring out CAJS Rar Ms 720, Marcus Hartig's alphabetization of the Hebrew Psalms, in his 1876 manuscript.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4sjWykb
Today we're looking at a 15th c. alchemical and medical compendium containing recipes and texts from a variety of sources, with an alphabetical index to recipes at the beginning of the volume. Made in Piran, in modern-day Slovenia. (UPenn LJS 500) #medievalsky
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We are a little late for #SuberbOwl, but hopefully this is a case of better late than never. Our owl is hanging out in the bottom margin of f. 316r, Ms. Codex 724, a 13th century illuminated Bible #DrolleryDonnerstag #medievalsky
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SIMS / Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures Collaborative Fellowship. Take advantage of the expertise and manuscript resources at Penn Libraries and CSMC’s expertise in the Humanities, material analysis and/or Computer Science. Apply by Friday, May 1, 2026.
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For #CoffeeWithACodex on February 26, curator @leoba.bsky.social will bring out a selection of manuscripts from Ethiopia, including a prayer book, an illustrated protective roll, and a liturgical book. (The mss are 19th c but still #medievalsky)
Register here: https://bit.ly/3MAE2oE
Have a look at this gorgeous collection of German medical and astrological texts. It includes many illustrations of the Zodiac, and medical practices including bloodletting and uroscopy (the precursor to modern urinology) (UPenn LJS 463) #medievalsky
🔗: https://bit.ly/3zm4FHd
For #CoffeeWithACodex on February 19, curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 201, a copy of the New Testament translated into Middle English by John Wycliffe. It was made in England in the late 14th or early 15th century. #medievalsky
Register here: https://bit.ly/4rLzF9n
This Wednesday, the DiPiKA Lecture Series on Manuscript Cultures continues with a talk by Yamuna K., who will talk about the 'Kerala School of Sanskrit Grammar and its Manuscript Legacy'. Join us online!
The talk starts at 10:30 am CET.
This Valentine's Day, we are loving this little 15th c. collection of scientific, alchemical, and medical works from Germany, mostly unattributed. It includes many marginal notes, symbols, corrections and comments in various later hands (UPenn Ms. Codex 69) #medievalsky
🔗: https://bit.ly/40s1U2a
bunnies in #bookhistory
What's up, Doc? Channeling his best Bugs, a bunny bashes the cymbals in the top margin of f. 313v, Ms. Codex 724, a 13th century illuminated Bible #DrolleryDonnerstag #medievalsky
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This morning I saw, for the first time, THE MOST AMAZING NEW ACQUISITION @sims-mss.bsky.social (courtesy of the hard work of Schoenberg Curator Nick Herman). I can't tell you ANYTHING about it but please trust me, it's gonna knock your socks off.
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Last week's #CoffeeWithACodex was very fun: a selection of fragments of books of hours! #medievalsky
youtu.be/wHrUAV5g9ek
