Julia Walworth
@juliawalworth.bsky.social
Medievalist, book and library historian, lover of all libraries, Fellow Librarian at Merton College Oxford
There is still time to apply for the position of Fellow Librarian at All Souls College Oxford (deadline is 5 December).
Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!
Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!
Fellow Librarian | All Souls College
www.asc.ox.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
There is still time to apply for the position of Fellow Librarian at All Souls College Oxford (deadline is 5 December).
Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!
Read more: www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Please spread the word--this is a special opportunity!
Thrilled that the Merton Library window project has been awarded the plaque for Building Conservation by @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social Thanks to York Glaziers Trust who did magnificent work!🎉🎉
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Thrilled that the Merton Library window project has been awarded the plaque for Building Conservation by @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social Thanks to York Glaziers Trust who did magnificent work!🎉🎉
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It's a busy month: join me on Nov. 18, the UNESCO International Day of #IslamicArt, for an in-depth talk about "Kufi" as defining a self-contained early tradition of Arabic calligraphy.
For Islamic Art Week 2025, I've prepared a brand new, exhaustive (& kickass) presentation that will take us from…
For Islamic Art Week 2025, I've prepared a brand new, exhaustive (& kickass) presentation that will take us from…
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It's a busy month: join me on Nov. 18, the UNESCO International Day of #IslamicArt, for an in-depth talk about "Kufi" as defining a self-contained early tradition of Arabic calligraphy.
For Islamic Art Week 2025, I've prepared a brand new, exhaustive (& kickass) presentation that will take us from…
For Islamic Art Week 2025, I've prepared a brand new, exhaustive (& kickass) presentation that will take us from…
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MAA News - The Academy’s First Members
As the Medieval Academy marks its centenary, today’s members may be interested in learning about their counterparts a hundred years ago.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-news-the...
As the Medieval Academy marks its centenary, today’s members may be interested in learning about their counterparts a hundred years ago.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-news-the...
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
MAA News - The Academy’s First Members
As the Medieval Academy marks its centenary, today’s members may be interested in learning about their counterparts a hundred years ago.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-news-the...
As the Medieval Academy marks its centenary, today’s members may be interested in learning about their counterparts a hundred years ago.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-news-the...
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Intermediate Latin palaeography will run online in February 2026 for those who want more advanced training. Book now 👇
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Intermediate Latin Palaeography
ies.sas.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Intermediate Latin palaeography will run online in February 2026 for those who want more advanced training. Book now 👇
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Tonight’s #Halloween special was a highly atmospheric visit of Merton College’s 14th c. library, guided by @juliawalworth.bsky.social.
Talk about gothic…
Talk about gothic…
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tonight’s #Halloween special was a highly atmospheric visit of Merton College’s 14th c. library, guided by @juliawalworth.bsky.social.
Talk about gothic…
Talk about gothic…
An atmospheric Halloween visit to the Merton library tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
An atmospheric Halloween visit to the Merton library tonight.
A great pleasure to display some of the beautiful book creations by Paul Johnson and @majnouna.com for the Oxford Bibliophiles this evening!
October 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A great pleasure to display some of the beautiful book creations by Paul Johnson and @majnouna.com for the Oxford Bibliophiles this evening!
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Next Tuesday the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar is online. Kate Gerry will be sharing her work on the Guthlac Roll. Book 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Next Tuesday the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar is online. Kate Gerry will be sharing her work on the Guthlac Roll. Book 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Delighted we could help! The manuscript comprises eight tables, which bring together the fundamental tools for computing conjunctions (a term encompassing planetary conjunctions and lunar and solar eclipses), one of the most complex phenomena to compute in the Middle Ages.
October 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Delighted we could help! The manuscript comprises eight tables, which bring together the fundamental tools for computing conjunctions (a term encompassing planetary conjunctions and lunar and solar eclipses), one of the most complex phenomena to compute in the Middle Ages.
A new academic year & the Upper Library is finally re-opened. The exhibition this term features Merton's 'newest' medieval manuscript (MS 329) acquired this year with the generous help of @thefnl.bsky.social. Booklet of 14th-century astronomical tables! Eclipses, conjunctions and more!
October 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A new academic year & the Upper Library is finally re-opened. The exhibition this term features Merton's 'newest' medieval manuscript (MS 329) acquired this year with the generous help of @thefnl.bsky.social. Booklet of 14th-century astronomical tables! Eclipses, conjunctions and more!
Merton College Chapel putting on a good welcome for today’s wedding! 😍
September 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Merton College Chapel putting on a good welcome for today’s wedding! 😍
The joy of the pop-up display—greatly enhanced by the cup of tea afterwards!
September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The joy of the pop-up display—greatly enhanced by the cup of tea afterwards!
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It was too cloudy to see the lunar eclipse tonight, so here’s some fun diagrams of eclipses from a 13th century astronomical compilation, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Arch. Selden. B. 34, f. 47v 🌘
September 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It was too cloudy to see the lunar eclipse tonight, so here’s some fun diagrams of eclipses from a 13th century astronomical compilation, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Arch. Selden. B. 34, f. 47v 🌘
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Call for Papers - The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600)
Call for Papers
The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600)
Workshop
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers
The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600)
Workshop
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-pap...
September 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Call for Papers - The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600)
Call for Papers
The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600)
Workshop
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers
The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600)
Workshop
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-pap...
Kloster Andechs in Bavaria August 1985 and August 2025! We’ve changed, but the church is still stunning.
August 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Kloster Andechs in Bavaria August 1985 and August 2025! We’ve changed, but the church is still stunning.
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Apply now! John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Application Deadline: November 3, 2025
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/apply-now-jo...
Application Deadline: November 3, 2025
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/apply-now-jo...
August 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Apply now! John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Application Deadline: November 3, 2025
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/apply-now-jo...
Application Deadline: November 3, 2025
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/apply-now-jo...
August 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The Society was kindly gifted a replica model of 'The Monk Astride a Wyvern' from The Met Museum by Prof. Mary Carruthers. The original dates from the mid c.12th, and was made in Magdeburg, Germany.
We need your help naming our new wyvern-riding wordsmith mascot! Comment your suggestions below 👇
We need your help naming our new wyvern-riding wordsmith mascot! Comment your suggestions below 👇
August 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Society was kindly gifted a replica model of 'The Monk Astride a Wyvern' from The Met Museum by Prof. Mary Carruthers. The original dates from the mid c.12th, and was made in Magdeburg, Germany.
We need your help naming our new wyvern-riding wordsmith mascot! Comment your suggestions below 👇
We need your help naming our new wyvern-riding wordsmith mascot! Comment your suggestions below 👇
Astrolabes and quadrants return to display in the Upper Library at Merton College with special thanks to Nikki Tomkins, Oxford Conservation Consortium, Khris Watts, Harriet Campbell Longley, and @stephenaj.bsky.social It took many hands! #astronomy #astrolabes
August 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Astrolabes and quadrants return to display in the Upper Library at Merton College with special thanks to Nikki Tomkins, Oxford Conservation Consortium, Khris Watts, Harriet Campbell Longley, and @stephenaj.bsky.social It took many hands! #astronomy #astrolabes
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I'm so thrilled to have this published! Starting from a chat over lunch at @girtoncollege.bsky.social, James Wade & I chipped away at this & have made some fascinating discoveries.
The actual article should be published later today. In the meantime, more here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/song...
The actual article should be published later today. In the meantime, more here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/song...
July 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I'm so thrilled to have this published! Starting from a chat over lunch at @girtoncollege.bsky.social, James Wade & I chipped away at this & have made some fascinating discoveries.
The actual article should be published later today. In the meantime, more here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/song...
The actual article should be published later today. In the meantime, more here: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/song...
@sebfalk.com Who do I hear on the radio this morning?? 👏👏
July 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
@sebfalk.com Who do I hear on the radio this morning?? 👏👏
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Books, Beer, and Murder! Excited to give this upcoming talk on scribal shenanigans in Medieval Oxford on 14 August in the incredible @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social Painted Room, check out the OPT’s event page to join the fun!
📜🍺🗡️🎉
www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/event/books-...
📜🍺🗡️🎉
www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/event/books-...
Books, Beer, and Murder: The Medieval Scribes of Oxford
www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Books, Beer, and Murder! Excited to give this upcoming talk on scribal shenanigans in Medieval Oxford on 14 August in the incredible @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social Painted Room, check out the OPT’s event page to join the fun!
📜🍺🗡️🎉
www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/event/books-...
📜🍺🗡️🎉
www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/event/books-...
In 17c Netherlands you could enjoy drinking your cool beer from a ‘book’. Very nice blindstamped boards, raised bands, fore-edge ties. #Rijksmuseum #Bookart
July 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In 17c Netherlands you could enjoy drinking your cool beer from a ‘book’. Very nice blindstamped boards, raised bands, fore-edge ties. #Rijksmuseum #Bookart
A 17c ‘hidden’ church in Amsterdam made a memorable venue for a conference dinner. #CIHEC2025
June 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A 17c ‘hidden’ church in Amsterdam made a memorable venue for a conference dinner. #CIHEC2025