Matthew Holford

Woman’s name and tiny sketches found in 1,300-year-old medieval text Exclusive: Old English name, Eadburg, repeatedly scored into manuscript had remained hidden for more than 12 centuries

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022... maybe? Not especially cheeky though

Over 300 medieval #manuscripts from the collection of the Cistercian Abbey of Stams now digitised.
Thanks for sharing, @buecherwurm99.bsky.social!

#medievalsky

Interested in rare books collections and all things library? We’re looking for a Graduate Trainee Library Assistant to join our team!
Find out more here:

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In awe of the Comms person at Cambridge who has made a textual emendation based on a change of a single letter go viral.

Now, if you are wanting to read some good work on #BayeuxTapestry, here's a thread. By the way, the pun wasn't intentional on Wednesday and isn't now. I'm not that funny. First up: Gale Owen-Crocker, textile historian par excellence www.medats.org.uk/officer/gale... #medievalsky 1/

How to collate an early printed book This mini series by Dr Sian Witherden (Rare books and manuscripts specialist) explains how to collate early printed books. These blog posts work through several practical examples from the Bodleian…

Ever wished someone would sit down and explain how to collate an early printed book? The marvellous ‪‬@sianwitherden.bsky.social has done exactly that in a brand new series for Teachable Features: teachingthecodex.com/how-to-colla... #bookhistory #incunabula #teachingcodex

Also available in a more recent full digitisation! digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/d3ea...

The Ramon Lull database www.ub.edu/llulldb/ is full of useful information. You do have to register for a free account to access it though.

Are you a researcher working on book or reading culture in Flanders or the Netherlands? If so, you can apply for a fellowship from the Tiele Foundation. tinyurl.com/y24y2hxy

Great postdoc on the INSULAR project for an early medieval Germanist with manuscript interests

Isn't it wonderful. One of the highlights of the Siena exhibition.

We are celebrating the opening of Joyce’s personal archive next year, and displaying items which reveal more about the author behind the puzzles of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. The exhibition is in the Museum of English Rural life staircase hall from 7 Oct 2025 - 9 Feb 2026. More details to follow!

Well, I definitely need to update it since as well as the BL all the Trinity Cambridge links are broken. Glad someone is finding it useful though!

This is an incredible collection that needs just the right person. #lisjobs #classics
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

𝗕𝘆𝘇𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀
𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Edited by Stefanos Alexopoulos, Stig Simeon R. Frøyshov, Stefan Royé & Andrew Wade

More info: bit.ly/4mQhH3B

#Palaeography #Greek #Literature #EarlyChristianity #ChurchHistory #Byzantine

Good news about some of the Longleat manuscripts

God this is depressing

Unfortunately the only answer seems to be keep reloading the page

and apologies to anyone getting a 502 on medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk as a result of the same scrapers

You're assisted living all over me

Could it be "in osea", i.e. a commentary on Hosea?

Research Fellow at University of Westminster Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Fellow on jobs.ac.uk!

A super job for a digital medievalist going here www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMW815/r...

R u #digitalhumanities researcher affected by the recent developments in the US? R u interested in collaborating with @psl-univ.bsky.social ? The PSL seed fund has been doubled this year to enable this. 1-yr projects will be funded up to EUR 12k. Don’t hesitate to reach out! psl.eu/en/news/call...

Release v4.1.0 erweitert unser Datenangebot erneut deutlich: großen Zuwachs verzeichnen wir mit 2.500 KODs der Stadtbibliothek Trier, 850 Digitalisaten der UB Kassel & 451 Beschreibungen der Fürstlich Waldeckschen Hofbibliothek. Release Notes 👉 handschriftenportal.de/info/release... #medievalsky

Job Ad text with the logo of École national des chartes: Post-doctoral fellowship in Digital Humanities. Position available: flexible from 1 October 2025.

📣 Job Klaxon!📣
Hey #digitalhumanities people!
I'm pleased to share a new PostDoc opportunity in #dh, with focus on #computational #philology and #OldNorse studies, as part of my current project at @ecoledeschartes.bsky.social @psl-univ.bsky.social
Please share widely: github.com/KAKDH/varia/...
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book cover 'Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750)'

quote 'Investigating student notes from so many centuries ago is a complex challenge, especially because they come in so many forms and you need a lot of skills to tackle them.' + cover 'Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750)'

Available in paperback and Open Access 📖🔓
✨ Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750): A Research Companion, edited by Xander Feys, Maxime Maleux, Andy Peetermans, Raf Van Rooy
🔗 lup.be/.../student-...

#studentnotes #earlymodernhistory #bookhistory #universityhistory #Latin #intellectualhistory

Roundtable: Teaching the History of Liturgy

Thursday 1 May 17.30
Roundtable discussion on
**Teaching the History of Liturgy**
with Katie Bugyis @notredame.bsky.social, Andrew Irving @rug.nl & John Harper, chaired by Tessa Webber.
In person @ihr.bsky.social in London (and online): www.history.ac.uk/events/round.... #medievalsky

Immer wieder findet sich in frühmittelalterlichen Urkunden die Titulatur „vir venerabilis“, („ehrwürdiger Mann“). Zu den spätantiken Wurzeln dieses Ehrentitels und wer damit ausgezeichnet werden konnte haben wir etwas in unserem e-Lexikon:
werkstatt.formulae.uni-hamburg.de/texts/urn:ct...

Reader looking at an open book on a cushion on a white table with bookshelves in the background.

📢 An exciting opportunity for conservators & archivists!

UCD Library is seeking a Book and Paper Conservator to establish a Conservation Laboratory, part of a new Cultural Heritage Centre to be developed in the James Joyce Library.

Full job description➡️ buff.ly/IqKpdP6 Apply by 19 May
#jobfairy

Hybrid event of interest to 📜 and #medievalsky folk