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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 3d

MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · 7d

What a success!

We recently held our doors open for Open Cambridge celebrations. Over 300 visitors had a chance to check out our exhibition, the room & talk to the Conservation and the Archives of @corpuscambridge.bsky.social

www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/ope...

Open Doors at the Parker Library

Successful Open Cambridge event at the Parker Library in September 2025

www.corpus.cam.ac.uk

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Matthew Holford @matthewholford.bsky.social · 10d

Next Wednesday 8th October, 12.30-1.30: Jiří Vnouček on "A Tale of Two Parchments" - insular and continental parchment preparation.
In person: @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library, Lecture Theatre
Or livestreamed.
Free: book here visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/oct25/...

A tale of two parchments

In this talk, Dr. Jiří Vnouček discusses differences in species choice and membrane preparation of 'Insular' and 'Continental' parchment used for book-making in the early Middle Ages.

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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · 19d

#MedievalSky don't forget to send in your proposals for #DigitalMedievalist sessions at #IMC2026! Thank you for the great abstracts already received! We'll be in touch in the coming days.

#DigitalMedievalStudies #MedievalStudies #DigitalHumanities #DH #AI #LLM

Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · 25d

If you do #DigitalMedievalStudies consider submitting to panels we are organising for #IMC2026 by @imc-leeds.bsky.social, sponsored by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social! Feel free to get in touch if you have questions!

Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Sep 5

📜Call for Papers: Digital Medievalist sponsored sessions International Medieval Congress 2026 (Leeds, UK).

We seek proposals on the following themes:
- 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts'
- 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts'

▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk
📆21 Sept 2025

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 19d

The artwork in thus book is just incredible 😍

National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 21d

One of the highlights of Words on the Wave at @NMIreland is Cod. Sang. 51—an 8th-c. Irish Gospel book with rare depictions of the Crucifixion & Second Coming. On display until 24 Oct. 🕊️
More: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

Depiction of the Second Coming in the ‘Irish Gospels of St Gall’; St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang 51, p. 267. © Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen

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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · 25d

Getting ready for Open Cambridge at the Parker:
Thursday 18 Sept, 10-12 and 2-4pm we'll keep the doors open for anyone to drop by
www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk/events/open-...

Did you know we also have Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dsv...
Why not listen and find out what we're all about

Parker Library | Parker Library On the Web

YouTube video by Corpus Christi

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 28d

Jobs for Medievalists

Professor - Late Antiquity
Department of Classics / Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
Application Deadline: November 6
The Department of Classics and the Centre for Medieval Studies in the Faculty of Arts and
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-med...

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 28d

Fellowships at the Harry Ransom Center, 2026–2027

THE HARRY RANSOM CENTER, an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, invites applications for its 2026–2027 research fellowships.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/9428-2/

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 28d

Jobs For Medievalists

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of English: Medieval Literature

Review of applications will begin 10 November, 2025

The English Department at Trinity University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in medieval
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-med...

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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · 29d

Come and see what the fuss is all about!

In one week we're taking part in Open Cambridge. Visitors are welcome on Thu 18 Sept, 10-12 and 14-16. Conservation and Archives will be there too!

youtu.be/1dsvMieq01o?...

Parker Library | Parker Library On the Web

YouTube video by Corpus Christi

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Institute of History of the University of Bern is seeking to fill a full time professor position (open rank) in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods, beginning 1 February, 2027.

ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...

Uni Bern: Open rank Professorship in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods

The Institute of History of the University of Bern is seeking to fill a full time professor position (open rank) in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods, beginning 1 Februa...

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Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · Sep 10

Julian's forthcoming PhD opportunity (Oct 26 start) has just gone live - take a look! #BuiltWithBooks

We are looking for HEI supervisors to collaborate on 'The Dispersal of Manuscripts from the Cotton Library'

www.bl.uk/services/res...

laurajcleaver.bsky.social @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · Sep 10

Next up, Julian Harrison on Robert Cotton and his networks. #BuiltWithBooks. Hoping for lots of medieval mss in this one 😍

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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · Sep 8

Earliest extant portrait of an English king: Aethelstan (r. 924–927) with St Cuthbert from the Parker Library copy of Bede's two Lives of St Cuthbert (CCCC MS 183)

Prof David Woodman of @camhistory.bsky.social highlights Aethelstan's impact on England's history
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/new...

Opening of a 10th-century manuscript that is now in the Parker Library as CCCC MS 183. Opening shows a full page portrait of King Aethelstan (d. 939) presenting a book to St Cuthbert, or rather the community of St Cuthbert, then already in exile from Lindisfarne. The full page image has a floral border in red, king under an arch on the left and St Cuthbert in front of a brick structure topped with a cross.
Right of the image contains the beginning of Life of St Cuthbert, written in Latin. First three lines in red (rubric) is followed by two lines of monumental script in multiple colours, after which the text itself continues in usual brown ink.

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@manuscripta.bsky.social @manuscripta.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are proud to announce that 1,000 manuscripts are now published on manuscripta.se, advancing our mission to make #medieval and #earlymodern manuscripts in Sweden accessible worldwide. #iiif #MedievalManuscripts #MedievalSky

manuscripta.se – A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden — manuscripta.se A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden

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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · Sep 5

Drop in for a visit!

We're taking part in Open Cambridge events - Thursday 18 September visitors get a chance to talk to our exhibition curators: the conservators at Cambridge Colleges' Conservation Consortium & @tainonen.bsky.social

www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk/events/open-...

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Dr Kate Farrant Shaw @katefarrantshaw.bsky.social · Sep 4

A video on the stunning and unique 'Words on the Wave' exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland which features precious manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall, Switzerland — some returning to Ireland for the first time in 1000 years!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BikJ... #medievalsky

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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · Sep 1

Parker Library tours are on! 📖 👀
Hole-y parchment, pricking, ruling, complex layouts, scribes and painters, colours and gold - we have it all bound in nice covers
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/mak...

Book you place on our weekly tour through our Evenbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parker-lib...

Full-page illumination to start a psalter, capital B on blue background, outlined mainly in red and infilled with plant swirtls and twisted white lions; some writing in gold lettering; five roundels of human heads on gold background, some crowned; two half-circles of angels; two half circules of full-lenght humans; all framed with red and gold border

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 272: The Psalter of Count Achadeus
https://parker.stanford.edu/parker/catalog/gv751fq0828

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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Recently one of our manuscripts was rebound in modern conservation binding. Follow the progress, and an amazing discovery, as our Head of Conservation reveals the steps taken for this careful work

A deep dive in medieval manuscript binding 🕵️
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/chr...

Chronicles of a Book Detective: The case of MS 328

A lost sewing structure. A trip to Winchester which turns up an unexpected clue. A conservator looking for answers. This is the case of MS 328.

www.corpus.cam.ac.uk

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · Aug 27

Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH) wishes to recruit an Associate Professor/Professor in CDH from Jan 2026

Specialisms: Digital History/Mapping, Critical Data Studies, Archive and Memory Studies, Digital Media Arts, Environmental Humanities, AI/Digital Visual Culture

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/associa...

Associate Professor/Professor in Cambridge Digital Humanities

Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH) wishes to recruit an Associate Professor/Professor in Cambridge Digital Humanities from January 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The appointment may be made

www.cam.ac.uk

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Hidden in Plain Sight @hips-project.bsky.social · Aug 19

📖 For the first time in 500 years, Henry VIII & Cromwell’s copies of the Great Bible are displayed side by side.

Join Prof. Eyal Poleg (@HiPS) on Wed 27 Aug 2025 @ National Library of Wales for a lecture on this monumental book.

🎟 ticketsource.co.uk/llgcnlw/e-pbooez

#Reformation

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Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · Aug 14

Do your PhD in Manuscript Cultures with us!

Our Grad School invites applications for full PhD scholarships (3 years, 1300 EUR/month + allowances) in the Scholarship Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service @daadworldwide.bsky.social

Apply by 30 Sep!
More info here👉 uhh.de/csmc-scholar...

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · Aug 14

John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship (at UCLA's CMRS Center for Early Global Studies) for a recent Ph.D. whose work focuses on European medieval studies within the global comparative context

Application opens tomorrow 15 August 2025

recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10513

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Dot Porter @leoba.bsky.social · Aug 13

Opening at Penn for a Special Collections Accessions Librarian, responsible for acquiring and accessioning all special collections materials for the Kislak Center. The salary range for this position is $66,000 - $89,039. Come work with meeeee!

wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...

Special Collections Accessions Librarian

University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school co...

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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · Aug 13

A lovely 12th-c. MS from Worcester Cathedral Library. I've been following their FB account for ages but hadn't realized they were here, since Worcester is not in their username. Worth a follow for #medievalsky #manuscript #bookhistory fans.

cathedrallibrarian.bsky.social @cathedrallibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 13

A nice capital letter P from an 1100's lawbook: Roland's "Stroma". Roland was a canon law expert in the 12th Century. This manuscript copy was probably made in England. (WCL F70 f46v).

The text is written in two columns. A large capital letter P in blue with red and green leaves and stems decorating the letter is in the centre of the left hand column. There are no marginal notes.

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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · Aug 13

wow, that's a perfect photo 😍👏

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