Larach (The Auld Inglish poem caa'd The Ruin) lines 1-4:
This waa-stane's a wunner, weird-wrackt:
burhs are malafousert, the yetins' wark is mouterin.
Ruifs are cowpt, peels perisht.
The ring-yett's ruined, cranreuch's in the clifts.
What's ironic about the GCs/Terfs etc is they all claim to stand up for women's rights but you never see them challenge why farage and others cosy up to groups who want to ban abortion, ban women from voting etc
You never see them challenge and confront actual abusers. It's all just a grift
How come the media isn't reporting what is going on in universities? The implications of this (and this is just 1 of many universities doing the same) are terrifying. For the local populations, for the towns affected, for the next generation, for research & development, for the future! #academicsky
a shot of a god botherer in a car, next to him on the passenger seat is a skull in an ornate box
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Thank you Sara!!!
Thank you!
Thank you!!
thank you!! 🥰
a little nervy about my viva tomorrow so of course I’ve decided to do surgery on my dress so it fits better
no idea
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I think those in government have to be in denial about Britain being a shithole right now since it’s largely their fault 😒
Still at Nelson-Atkins and having entirely too much fun to stop and post (I’ll post more soon!) but couldn’t resist sharing these blue rubrics! Blubrics! 💙💙💙😍
@peripheralmss.bsky.social #midwestmss #medievalsky #medievalmss #manuscripts #fragments
My favourite part about watching Andor is going ‘ooh that’s in London!’
Booking is now open for Making Medieval Manuscripts! A practice-based course where we make ink, cut quills, illuminate, make pigments and bookbind, using #medieval techniques and materials. We also explore early medieval art. No experience necessary! #bookhistory ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
excited to return to @imc-leeds.bsky.social next year!! talking about imposed linearity and moderating a panel on material culture. #imc2026
baculum tenens
Beautiful cat!!!!
waiting patiently for the hexateuch 😭
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Brigid and I kept commenting that they were trying really hard to craft a Shakespearean tragedy
I can’t help but wonder if it’s because
the current British monarchy traces its lineage to William, and it’s the BBC so they have to portray the monarch and his ancestors charitably
keep thinking about how strange it is that the BBC’s King and Conqueror series portrayed Harold as a conniving usurper and William as the rightful legitimate ruler. it’s somehow even less charitable to Harold than William of Poitiers
I've written about mead and its popular perception for The Conversation. theconversation.com/the-truth-ab... Mildly concerned that by pointing out that the Vikings (probably) didn't drink (much) mead, I will have annoyed all the re-enactors, many of whom have swords oh dear.
Friday night is for dancing!
#FridayFeeling
BL Add MS 24199; Psychomachia; c. 980–1010 CE; England; f. 18r
A table of the Hebrew alphabet at the beginning of Lamentations
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 048; Bible; c.1170 CE; England (St Albans); f.121r
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
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
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