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The monk sat warming himself by the logs,
Beside him was Blue, the very best of dogs.
But Brother Edwin had a secret, known only to he,
For he had a left hand where his right hand should be.
14/15th century, Cambridge Library MS Ff.1.27, p. 316
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #humour #humor #manuscripts #medieval
Another "dump it all on friday" week of 55 #manuscripts from the #vatican
https://www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2026/week6.html
Includes medical works, a lot of Bruni, classics, papal stuff, history of Venice, stuff I don't understand, and more!
@medievodons #Medieval #Medievodons
Another "dump it all on friday" week of 55 #manuscripts from the #vatican
https://www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2026/week6.html
Includes medical works, a lot of Bruni, classics, papal stuff, history of Venice, stuff I don't understand, and more!
@medievodons #Medieval #Medievodons
Kiwi fruit 🥝 arrives in late medieval Europe - 15th century, BnF Latin 919, f. 109r
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Wishing you hadn’t decided to use a do-it-yourself spray tan kit the night before the big meeting - 15th century, University of Cambridge, MS Nn.3.2, f. 19r
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #humor #humour #medieval #manuscripts
Wishing you hadn’t decided to use a do-it-yourself spray tan kit the night before the big meeting - 15th century, University of Cambridge, MS Nn.3.2, f. 19r
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #humor #humour #medieval #manuscripts
Installing a large trampoline inside the castle walls turned out to be one of Lord Ricochet’s worst ever ideas - early 15th century, British Library, Add MS 18857, f. 118v
@MedMilMedicine #humour #humor #globalmuseum #medieval #manuscripts
The Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University is hiring a lecturer for a 3-year term beginning 1st July 2026. The lecturer will be responsible for teaching two courses per semester at both the undergraduate and graduate level in the field of Celtic Languages and Literatures broadly conceived (language, literature, history, manuscript studies, etc.).
Applications are due 28 February.
More information, including how to apply, is available on the Harvard academic positions website.
#CelticStudies #celtic #gaeilge #cymraeg #brezhoneg #gaidhlig #Harvard #manuscripts
The Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University is hiring a lecturer for a 3-year term beginning 1st July 2026. The lecturer will be responsible for teaching two courses per semester at both the undergraduate and graduate level in the field of Celtic Languages and Literatures broadly conceived (language, literature, history, manuscript studies, etc.).
Applications are due 28 February.
More information, including how to apply, is available on the Harvard academic positions website.
#CelticStudies #celtic #gaeilge #cymraeg #brezhoneg #gaidhlig #Harvard #manuscripts
The besieging army’s new stealth tactic was a complete bust - 15th century, Det Kongelige Bibliotek, MS Thott.290.2º, f. 23v
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #museums #humour #humor #medieval #manuscripts
King Edmund immediately regretted having placed his new private chamber so close to the castle’s stables - 13th century, Bodleian Library MS. Lat. bib. e. 7, f. 183r
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Our next hybrid lecture is "Sufi Teaching in the Margins: Ritual, Pedagogy, and Intertextuality in a Kubrawi Manuscript from 15th C. Badakhshan" by Bruno de Nicola!
The lecture is tomorrow, 17:00-18:30 Central European Time: more details at https://www.oeaw.ac.at/ifi/veranstaltungen/event-details/sufi-teaching-in-the-margins-ritual-pedagogy-and-intertextuality-in-a-kubrawi-manuscript-from-15th-c-badakhshan
Our next hybrid lecture is "Sufi Teaching in the Margins: Ritual, Pedagogy, and Intertextuality in a Kubrawi Manuscript from 15th C. Badakhshan" by Bruno de Nicola!
The lecture is tomorrow, 17:00-18:30 Central European Time: more details at https://www.oeaw.ac.at/ifi/veranstaltungen/event-details/sufi-teaching-in-the-margins-ritual-pedagogy-and-intertextuality-in-a-kubrawi-manuscript-from-15th-c-badakhshan
All his life Darren had been afraid of what might be in the water. His friends finally convinced him that he’d have nothing to fear as long as he was in a boat… - 16th century, Cambrai BM, 128 (124), f. 132r
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #humour #humor #medieval #manuscripts
All his life Darren had been afraid of what might be in the water. His friends finally convinced him that he’d have nothing to fear as long as he was in a boat… - 16th century, Cambrai BM, 128 (124), f. 132r
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #humour #humor #medieval #manuscripts
The rest of the family didn’t quite share young Jane’s new found passion for snakes - 15th century, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 49, f. 32v
@MedMilMedicine #globalmuseum #humour #humor #medieval #manuscripts
If you can't afford to travel to an archive but can afford to pay someone for a few hours of their time, there is now a tool for that: #Sourcery. It allows you to pay someone on the ground to go scan or photograph what you need. #palaeography #manuscripts
