Kristian Heal
@kristianheal.bsky.social
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Scholar of Syriac Literature in Late Antiquity, textual transmission, manuscript cultures, and the history of scholarship. Happiest surrounded by books or the English countryside.
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Kristian Heal
@kristianheal.bsky.social
· May 12
Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia
Throughout the Middle Ages manuscripts were routinely commissioned, copied, illustrated, displayed, read, and transferred across both sides of the Mediterranean. Their significance as vehicles for the...
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Kristian Heal
@kristianheal.bsky.social
· May 11
A Memory of Violence by Christine Shepardson - Hardcover
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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Kristian Heal
@kristianheal.bsky.social
· May 11
Scribes, Not Just Authors: New Study Uncovers Editorial Brilliance in Medieval Syriac Manuscripts - Medievalists.net
A new study analyzes nearly 1,000 Syriac manuscripts using digital tools to reveal how scribes shaped literary culture through excerpting—introducing a new metric, Excerpts Per Manuscript (EPM), to ma...
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Kristian Heal
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· Apr 30
Kristian Heal
@kristianheal.bsky.social
· Apr 24
Another Harklean Gospel Lectionary from the J. Rendel Harris Collection: Colchester, Colchester Museums 1932.228
In 1932, Colchester Museums acquired their sole Syriac manuscript, a Harklean gospel lectionary dated to 1221 ce. Despite the brief notice published in that year’s annual report, the manuscript has re...
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